diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
index a5db3742c..5aac61bb9 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libandroidicu.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 
 # TODO(b/122876336): Remove libpac.so once it's migrated to Webview
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libpac.so
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index 91a437363..dc69920a8 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 # libart.
 namespace.default.visible = true
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so
@@ -502,6 +505,9 @@ namespace.system.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 
 namespace.system.links = runtime
 namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so
@@ -578,6 +584,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.visible = true
 
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
index 11729eeb0..5db7698f4 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 # libart.
 namespace.default.visible = true
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so
@@ -355,6 +358,9 @@ namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}/vndk%VNDK_VER%
 
 namespace.default.links = runtime
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so
@@ -401,6 +407,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.visible = true
 
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
+# libicuuc.so and libicui18n.so are kept for app compat reason. http://b/130788466
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicui18n.so
+namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libicuuc.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativebridge.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativehelper.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libnativeloader.so