diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
index a854e93ce..48ca99839 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ namespace.conscrypt.visible = true
 # Keep in sync with ld.config.txt in the com.android.runtime APEX.
 namespace.conscrypt.search.paths = /apex/com.android.conscrypt/${LIB}
 namespace.conscrypt.asan.search.paths = /apex/com.android.conscrypt/${LIB}
-namespace.conscrypt.links = default
+namespace.conscrypt.links = runtime,default
+namespace.conscrypt.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libjavacore.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs  = libc.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs += libm.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs += libdl.so
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index a61741871..611ea7fa6 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ namespace.conscrypt.visible = true
 # Keep in sync with ld.config.txt in the com.android.runtime APEX.
 namespace.conscrypt.search.paths = /apex/com.android.conscrypt/${LIB}
 namespace.conscrypt.asan.search.paths = /apex/com.android.conscrypt/${LIB}
-namespace.conscrypt.links = default
+namespace.conscrypt.links = runtime,default
+namespace.conscrypt.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libjavacore.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs  = libc.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs += libm.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs += libdl.so
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
index ae486eab5..d0662492e 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ namespace.conscrypt.visible = true
 # Keep in sync with ld.config.txt in the com.android.runtime APEX.
 namespace.conscrypt.search.paths = /apex/com.android.conscrypt/${LIB}
 namespace.conscrypt.asan.search.paths = /apex/com.android.conscrypt/${LIB}
-namespace.conscrypt.links = default
+namespace.conscrypt.links = runtime,default
+namespace.conscrypt.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libjavacore.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs  = libc.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs += libm.so
 namespace.conscrypt.link.default.shared_libs += libdl.so