diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index d5528b12d..da9eca187 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,31 @@
 ## The list of object files is exported in $(all_objects).
 ###########################################################
 
+######################################
+## Sanity check for LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
+######################################
+my_ndk_version_root :=
+ifdef LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
+  ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+    $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_NDK_VERSION can not be used in host module)
+  endif
+  ifneq ($(filter-out SHARED_LIBRARIES STATIC_LIBRARIES,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
+    $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_NDK_VERSION can only be used to build target shared/static libraries, \
+          while your module is of class $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(filter $(LOCAL_NDK_VERSION),$(TARGET_AVAILABLE_NDK_VERSIONS)),)
+    $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): Invalid LOCAL_NDK_VERSION '$(LOCAL_NDK_VERSION)' \
+           Choices are $(TARGET_AVAILABLE_NDK_VERSIONS))
+  endif
+  ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+    $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): LOCAL_NDK_VERSION must be defined with LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)
+  endif
+  my_ndk_version_root := $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/android-ndk-r$(LOCAL_NDK_VERSION)/$(BUILD_OS)/platforms/android-$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)/arch-$(TARGET_ARCH)
+  ifeq ($(wildcard $(my_ndk_version_root)),)
+    $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): ndk version root does not exist: $(my_ndk_version_root))
+  endif
+endif
+
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
@@ -18,6 +43,26 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_NO_FDO_SUPPORT)),)
   LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(TARGET_FDO_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
+###########################################################
+## Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
+###########################################################
+ifdef LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
+my_target_project_includes :=
+my_target_c_inclues := $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/include
+# TODO: more reliable way to remove platform stuff.
+my_target_global_cflags := $(filter-out -include -I system/%, $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS))
+my_target_global_cppflags := $(filter-out -include -I system/%, $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS))
+else
+my_target_project_includes := $(TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES)
+my_target_c_inclues := $(TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
+my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS)
+my_target_global_cppflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
+endif
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES := $(my_target_project_includes)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_C_INCLUDES := $(my_target_c_inclues)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS := $(my_target_global_cflags)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS := $(my_target_global_cppflags)
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Define PRIVATE_ variables used by multiple module types
 ###########################################################
@@ -310,11 +355,13 @@ include $(BUILD_COPY_HEADERS)
 # to by supplying a LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES value.  One would
 # supply that, for example, when building libc itself.
 ###########################################################
-ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
   ifeq ($(LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES),none)
-    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += $($(my_prefix)DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
-  else
-    LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += $(LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+    LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=
+  endif
+else
+  ifeq ($(LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES),none)
+    LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $($(my_prefix)DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -373,11 +420,35 @@ endif
 so_suffix := $($(my_prefix)SHLIB_SUFFIX)
 a_suffix := $($(my_prefix)STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX)
 
+ifdef LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
 built_shared_libraries := \
     $(addprefix $($(my_prefix)OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/, \
       $(addsuffix $(so_suffix), \
         $(LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
 
+# Get the list of INSTALLED libraries.  Strip off the various
+# intermediates directories and point to the common lib dirs.
+installed_shared_libraries := \
+    $(addprefix $($(my_prefix)OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/, \
+      $(notdir $(built_shared_libraries)))
+
+my_system_shared_libraries_fullpath := $(addprefix $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/, \
+    $(addsuffix $(so_suffix), $(LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
+
+built_shared_libraries += $(my_system_shared_libraries_fullpath)
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += $(LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+else
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += $(LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+built_shared_libraries := \
+    $(addprefix $($(my_prefix)OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/, \
+      $(addsuffix $(so_suffix), \
+        $(LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
+
+installed_shared_libraries := \
+    $(addprefix $($(my_prefix)OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/, \
+      $(notdir $(built_shared_libraries)))
+endif
+
 built_static_libraries := \
     $(foreach lib,$(LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES), \
       $(call intermediates-dir-for, \
@@ -388,12 +459,6 @@ built_whole_libraries := \
       $(call intermediates-dir-for, \
         STATIC_LIBRARIES,$(lib),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE))/$(lib)$(a_suffix))
 
-# Get the list of INSTALLED libraries.  Strip off the various
-# intermediates directories and point to the common lib dirs.
-installed_shared_libraries := \
-    $(addprefix $($(my_prefix)OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/, \
-      $(notdir $(built_shared_libraries)))
-
 # We don't care about installed static libraries, since the
 # libraries have already been linked into the module at that point.
 # We do, however, care about the NOTICE files for any static
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 0fe3c8bce..75297bc91 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ LOCAL_ALLOW_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS:=
 LOCAL_DX_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE:=
 LOCAL_SDK_VERSION:=
+LOCAL_NDK_VERSION:=
 LOCAL_NO_EMMA_INSTRUMENT:=
 LOCAL_NO_EMMA_COMPILE:=
 LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED:= # '',optonly,full,custom
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 972b10c0a..df6770eec 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ $(TARGET_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.xsc \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
 	-Wl,-shared,-Bsymbolic \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ $(TARGET_CXX) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(TARGET_LIBGCC)
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
index 361fe2ea8..6118c07e7 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ $(TARGET_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.xsc \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-z,norelro \
 	-Wl,-shared,-Bsymbolic \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(TARGET_SOBEGIN) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_SOBEGIN) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ $(TARGET_CXX) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(subst -lrt,, $(subst -lpthread,,$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS))) \
-	$(TARGET_LIBGCC) \
-	$(TARGET_SOEND)
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_SOEND)
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index cd7d4b3d5..6629cbd81 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ TARGET_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc libstdc++ libm
 TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
 $(TARGET_CXX) \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	 -nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	 -shared -Bsymbolic \
 	-fPIC -march=i686 \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
-	$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ $(TARGET_CXX) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(TARGET_LIBGCC) \
-	$(TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)
 endef
 
 
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 2dcd876fb..20be69110 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ PREBUILT_IS_PRESENT := $(if $(wildcard prebuilt/Android.mk),true)
 # ###############################################################
 
 HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT := $(TOPDIR)prebuilt/sdk
+HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT := $(TOPDIR)prebuilt/ndk
 
 # Historical SDK version N is stored in $(HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/N.
 # The 'current' version is whatever this source tree is.
@@ -336,4 +337,8 @@ TARGET_AVAILABLE_SDK_VERSIONS := current $(call numerically_sort,\
     $(patsubst $(HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/%/android.jar,%, \
     $(wildcard $(HISTORICAL_SDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/*/android.jar)))
 
+TARGET_AVAILABLE_NDK_VERSIONS := $(call numerically_sort,\
+    $(patsubst $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/android-ndk-r%,%, \
+    $(wildcard $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/android-ndk-r*)))
+
 INTERNAL_PLATFORM_API_FILE := $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/PACKAGING/public_api.xml
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index c6d855dc8..0faef029f 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -767,16 +767,16 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(foreach incdir, \
 	    $(PRIVATE_C_INCLUDES) \
 	    $(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
-		$(TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES) \
-		$(TARGET_C_INCLUDES) \
+		$(PRIVATE_TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES) \
+		$(PRIVATE_TARGET_C_INCLUDES) \
 	     ) \
 	  , \
 	    -I $(incdir) \
 	 ) \
 	-c \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
-	    $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) \
-	    $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS) \
+	    $(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) \
+	    $(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS) \
 	    $(PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS) \
 	 ) \
 	-fno-rtti \
@@ -799,15 +799,15 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CC) \
 	$(foreach incdir, \
 	    $(PRIVATE_C_INCLUDES) \
 	    $(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
-		$(TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES) \
-		$(TARGET_C_INCLUDES) \
+		$(PRIVATE_TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES) \
+		$(PRIVATE_TARGET_C_INCLUDES) \
 	     ) \
 	  , \
 	    -I $(incdir) \
 	 ) \
 	-c \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS),, \
-	    $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) \
+	    $(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) \
 	    $(PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS) \
 	 ) \
 	$(PRIVATE_CFLAGS) \
@@ -1062,12 +1062,12 @@ endef
 ifneq ($(TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
 $(TARGET_CXX) \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
 	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
 	-shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
+	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive \
 	$(call normalize-host-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
diff --git a/core/raw_executable.mk b/core/raw_executable.mk
index 30e0adea0..b64173a69 100644
--- a/core/raw_executable.mk
+++ b/core/raw_executable.mk
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/binary.mk
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : PRIVATE_ELF_FILE := $(intermediates)/$(PRIVATE_MODULE).elf
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : PRIVATE_LIBS := `$(TARGET_CC) -mthumb-interwork -print-libgcc-file-name`
 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES := 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_C_INCLUDES := 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS := 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS := 
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES :=
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_C_INCLUDES :=
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS :=
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS :=
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(all_objects) $(all_libraries)
 	@$(mkdir -p $(dir $@)
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(all_objects) $(all_libraries)
 		--start-group $(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES) --end-group \
 		$(PRIVATE_LIBS)
 	$(hide) $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) -O binary $(PRIVATE_ELF_FILE) $@
-
diff --git a/core/shared_library.mk b/core/shared_library.mk
index a30d86849..77d253f82 100644
--- a/core/shared_library.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,29 @@ OVERRIDE_BUILT_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
 
+# Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
+my_target_global_ld_dirs := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS)
+my_target_global_ldflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
+my_target_fdo_lib := $(TARGET_FDO_LIB)
+my_target_libgcc := $(TARGET_LIBGCC)
+my_target_crtbegin_so_o := $(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O)
+my_target_crtend_so_o := $(TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)
+ifdef LOCAL_NDK_VERSION
+my_target_global_ld_dirs += -L$(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib
+# The latest ndk does NOT support TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O and TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O yet.
+# my_target_crtbegin_so_o := $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtbegin_so.o
+# my_target_crtend_so_o := $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/lib/crtend_so.o
+my_target_crtbegin_so_o :=
+my_target_crtend_so_o :=
+endif
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS := $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS := $(my_target_global_ldflags)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB := $(my_target_fdo_lib)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_so_o)
+$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $(my_target_crtend_so_o)
+
 $(linked_module): $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) \
                   $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) \
-                  $(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O) $(TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)
+                  $(my_target_crtbegin_so_o) $(my_target_crtend_so_o)
 	$(transform-o-to-shared-lib)
diff --git a/core/static_library.mk b/core/static_library.mk
index 2138e469b..4ff5a34e9 100644
--- a/core/static_library.mk
+++ b/core/static_library.mk
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/binary.mk
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_RAW_STATIC_LIBRARY),true)
 LOCAL_RAW_STATIC_LIBRARY:=
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES := 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_C_INCLUDES := 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS := 
-$(all_objects) : TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS := 
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES :=
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_C_INCLUDES :=
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS :=
+$(all_objects) : PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS :=
 endif
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(built_whole_libraries)