diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index a626dde1a..11138db19 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -122,7 +122,18 @@ ifneq ($(PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_TARGETS),)
   endif
 endif
 
-ifndef enforce_rro_enabled
+ifdef enforce_rro_enabled
+  ifneq ($(PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_EXCLUDED_OVERLAYS),)
+    static_only_resource_overlays := $(filter $(addsuffix %,$(PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_EXCLUDED_OVERLAYS)),$(package_resource_overlays))
+    ifneq ($(static_only_resource_overlays),)
+      package_resource_overlays := $(filter-out $(static_only_resource_overlays),$(package_resource_overlays))
+      LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR := $(static_only_resource_overlays) $(LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR)
+      ifeq ($(package_resource_overlays),)
+        enforce_rro_enabled :=
+      endif
+    endif
+  endif
+else
 LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR := $(package_resource_overlays) $(LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR)
 endif
 
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index 1a0e8c6a6..95e3b2794 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ _product_var_list := \
     PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS \
     PRODUCT_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS \
     DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS \
+    PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_EXCLUDED_OVERLAYS \
     PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_TARGETS \
     PRODUCT_SDK_ATREE_FILES \
     PRODUCT_SDK_ADDON_NAME \
diff --git a/core/product_config.mk b/core/product_config.mk
index 4194e0045..6ab40c06f 100644
--- a/core/product_config.mk
+++ b/core/product_config.mk
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ PRODUCT_ART_USE_READ_BARRIER := \
 PRODUCT_IOT := \
     $(strip $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_IOT))
 
+# Resource overlay list which must be excluded from enforcing RRO.
+PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_EXCLUDED_OVERLAYS := \
+    $(strip $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_EXCLUDED_OVERLAYS))
+
 # Package list to apply enforcing RRO.
 PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_TARGETS := \
     $(strip $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_ENFORCE_RRO_TARGETS))