diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index 501f150b4..794e65f71 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -476,7 +476,9 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_NO_STANDARD_LIBRARIES),true)
 # Most packages should link against the resources defined by framework-res.
 # Even if they don't have their own resources, they may use framework
 # resources.
-ifneq ($(filter-out current system_current test_current,$(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION))$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(filter current system_current test_current,$(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION))),)
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION),core_current)
+# core_current doesn't contain any framework resources.
+else ifneq ($(filter-out current system_current test_current,$(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION))$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(filter current system_current test_current,$(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION))),)
 # for released sdk versions, the platform resources were built into android.jar.
 framework_res_package_export := \
     $(HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/$(LOCAL_SDK_RES_VERSION)/android.jar