diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
index 4b074782b..f6b5e9582 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ namespace.default.asan.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libandroidicu.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index f4710d85d..22c8be205 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libandroidicu.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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
@@ -512,6 +515,9 @@ namespace.system.asan.search.paths +=           /%PRODUCT_SERVICES%/${LIB}
 namespace.system.links = runtime
 namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.system.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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
@@ -592,6 +598,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libandroidicu.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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 4ce7f52ad..d616582d6 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libandroidicu.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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
@@ -363,6 +366,9 @@ namespace.default.asan.search.paths +=           /system/${LIB}/vndk%VNDK_VER%
 namespace.default.links = runtime
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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
@@ -413,6 +419,9 @@ namespace.default.links = runtime,resolv
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs  = libandroidicu.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfile_external.so
 namespace.default.link.runtime.shared_libs += libdexfiled_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