diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index a385bbc0c..d4a1ff160 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ func AddNeverAllowRules(rules ...Rule) {
 }
 
 func createIncludeDirsRules() []Rule {
-	// The list of paths that cannot be referenced using include_dirs
-	paths := []string{
+	notInIncludeDir := []string{
 		"art",
 		"art/libnativebridge",
 		"art/libnativeloader",
@@ -80,12 +79,13 @@ func createIncludeDirsRules() []Rule {
 		"external/vixl",
 		"external/wycheproof",
 	}
+	noUseIncludeDir := []string{
+		"system/libfmq",
+	}
 
-	// Create a composite matcher that will match if the value starts with any of the restricted
-	// paths. A / is appended to the prefix to ensure that restricting path X does not affect paths
-	// XY.
-	rules := make([]Rule, 0, len(paths))
-	for _, path := range paths {
+	rules := make([]Rule, 0, len(notInIncludeDir)+len(noUseIncludeDir))
+
+	for _, path := range notInIncludeDir {
 		rule :=
 			NeverAllow().
 				WithMatcher("include_dirs", StartsWith(path+"/")).
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ func createIncludeDirsRules() []Rule {
 		rules = append(rules, rule)
 	}
 
+	for _, path := range noUseIncludeDir {
+		rule := NeverAllow().In(path+"/").WithMatcher("include_dirs", isSetMatcherInstance).
+			Because("include_dirs is deprecated, all usages of them in '" + path + "' have been migrated" +
+				" to use alternate mechanisms and so can no longer be used.")
+		rules = append(rules, rule)
+	}
+
 	return rules
 }
 
diff --git a/android/neverallow_test.go b/android/neverallow_test.go
index 268346a7b..35aadd8b8 100644
--- a/android/neverallow_test.go
+++ b/android/neverallow_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,20 @@ var neverallowTests = []struct {
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		name: "include_dir can reference another location",
+		name: "include_dir not allowed to reference art",
+		fs: map[string][]byte{
+			"system/libfmq/Android.bp": []byte(`
+				cc_library {
+					name: "libother",
+					include_dirs: ["any/random/file"],
+				}`),
+		},
+		expectedErrors: []string{
+			"all usages of them in 'system/libfmq' have been migrated",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "include_dir can work",
 		fs: map[string][]byte{
 			"other/Android.bp": []byte(`
 				cc_library {