diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index e963ecbaf..1434f2cca 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ type LibraryProperties struct {
 		// export headers generated from .proto sources
 		Export_proto_headers bool
 	}
+	Target struct {
+		Vendor struct {
+			// version script for this vendor variant
+			Version_script *string `android:"arch_variant"`
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 type LibraryMutatedProperties struct {
@@ -455,7 +461,11 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 		deps.StaticLibs = append(deps.StaticLibs, library.Properties.Shared.Static_libs...)
 		deps.SharedLibs = append(deps.SharedLibs, library.Properties.Shared.Shared_libs...)
 	}
-
+	if ctx.useVndk() {
+		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.SharedLibs = removeListFromList(deps.SharedLibs, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_shared_libs)
+		deps.StaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.StaticLibs, library.baseLinker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
+	}
 	return deps
 }
 
@@ -491,6 +501,9 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkShared(ctx ModuleContext,
 	unexportedSymbols := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, library.Properties.Unexported_symbols_list)
 	forceNotWeakSymbols := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, library.Properties.Force_symbols_not_weak_list)
 	forceWeakSymbols := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, library.Properties.Force_symbols_weak_list)
+	if ctx.useVndk() && library.Properties.Target.Vendor.Version_script != nil {
+		versionScript = android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, library.Properties.Target.Vendor.Version_script)
+	}
 	if !ctx.Darwin() {
 		if versionScript.Valid() {
 			flags.LdFlags = append(flags.LdFlags, "-Wl,--version-script,"+versionScript.String())
diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 6ec56307e..1cf3f6137 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ type BaseLinkerProperties struct {
 			// list of shared libs that should not be used to build
 			// the vendor variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_shared_libs []string
+
+			// list of static libs that should not be used to build
+			// the vendor variant of the C/C++ module.
+			Exclude_static_libs []string
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -135,6 +139,9 @@ func (linker *baseLinker) linkerDeps(ctx BaseModuleContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 	if ctx.useVndk() {
 		deps.SharedLibs = removeListFromList(deps.SharedLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_shared_libs)
 		deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_shared_libs)
+		deps.StaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.ModuleName() != "libcompiler_rt-extras" {