diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 6c3b24900..9ec3ea890 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ LOCAL_NDK_VERSION:=current
 LOCAL_NO_CRT:=
 LOCAL_NO_DEFAULT_COMPILER_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_NO_FPIE :=
-LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC:=
 LOCAL_NO_LIBCRT_BUILTINS:=
 LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE:=
 LOCAL_NO_PIC:=
diff --git a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
index 6571d99be..a2abb1a32 100644
--- a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
+++ b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
@@ -76,17 +76,27 @@ ifneq ($(filter $(my_cxx_stl),libc++ libc++_static),)
         my_ldflags += -nostdlib++
     else
         my_static_libraries += libc++demangle
-        ifeq (arm,$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH))
-            my_static_libraries += libunwind_llvm
-            my_ldflags += -Wl,--exclude-libs,libunwind_llvm.a
-        endif
 
         ifeq ($(my_link_type),static)
             my_static_libraries += libm libc
+            ifeq (arm,$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH))
+                my_static_libraries += libunwind_llvm
+                my_ldflags += -Wl,--exclude-libs,libunwind_llvm.a
+            else
+                my_static_libraries += libgcc_stripped
+                my_ldflags += -Wl,--exclude-libs,libgcc_stripped.a
+            endif
         endif
     endif
 else ifeq ($(my_cxx_stl),ndk)
-    # Using an NDK STL. Handled in binary.mk.
+    # Using an NDK STL. Handled in binary.mk, except for the unwinder.
+    ifeq (arm,$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH))
+        my_static_libraries += libunwind_llvm
+        my_ldflags += -Wl,--exclude-libs,libunwind_llvm.a
+    else
+        my_static_libraries += libgcc_stripped
+        my_ldflags += -Wl,--exclude-libs,libgcc_stripped.a
+    endif
 else ifeq ($(my_cxx_stl),libstdc++)
     $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): $(LOCAL_MODULE): libstdc++ is not supported)
 else ifeq ($(my_cxx_stl),none)
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 63e609ec0..13698d153 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1717,7 +1717,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX_LINK) \
   $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_COVERAGE_LIB)) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBCRT_BUILTINS) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-  $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
   $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
   $(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES) \
@@ -1753,7 +1752,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX_LINK) -pie \
   $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_COVERAGE_LIB)) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBCRT_BUILTINS) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
-  $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
   $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
   $(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES) \
@@ -1800,7 +1798,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX_LINK) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
   $(filter %libcompiler_rt.a %libcompiler_rt.hwasan.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBCRT_BUILTINS) \
-  $(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
   -Wl,--end-group \
   $(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)
 endef
diff --git a/core/executable_internal.mk b/core/executable_internal.mk
index a9915aa6e..32e56dd27 100644
--- a/core/executable_internal.mk
+++ b/core/executable_internal.mk
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ my_target_libcrt_builtins :=
 else
 my_target_libcrt_builtins := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)LIBCRT_BUILTINS)
 endif
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC),true)
-my_target_libgcc :=
-else
-my_target_libgcc := $(call intermediates-dir-for,STATIC_LIBRARIES,libgcc,,,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX))/libgcc.a
-endif
 my_target_libatomic := $(call intermediates-dir-for,STATIC_LIBRARIES,libatomic,,,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX))/libatomic.a
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_CRT),true)
 my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o :=
@@ -66,7 +61,6 @@ my_target_crtbegin_static_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_sysroot_lib)/crtbegin_static.
 my_target_crtend_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_sysroot_lib)/crtend_android.o)
 endif
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBCRT_BUILTINS := $(my_target_libcrt_builtins)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC := $(my_target_libatomic)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o)
@@ -74,11 +68,11 @@ $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O := $(my_target_crtend_o)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_POST_LINK_CMD := $(LOCAL_POST_LINK_CMD)
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
-$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o) $(my_target_libcrt_builtins) $(my_target_libgcc) $(my_target_libatomic) $(CLANG_CXX)
+$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_static_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o) $(my_target_libcrt_builtins) $(my_target_libatomic) $(CLANG_CXX)
 	$(transform-o-to-static-executable)
 	$(PRIVATE_POST_LINK_CMD)
 else
-$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o) $(my_target_libcrt_builtins) $(my_target_libgcc) $(my_target_libatomic) $(CLANG_CXX)
+$(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries) $(my_target_crtend_o) $(my_target_libcrt_builtins) $(my_target_libatomic) $(CLANG_CXX)
 	$(transform-o-to-executable)
 	$(PRIVATE_POST_LINK_CMD)
 endif
diff --git a/core/shared_library_internal.mk b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
index 8ec07f8e6..219772a1e 100644
--- a/core/shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ my_target_libcrt_builtins :=
 else
 my_target_libcrt_builtins := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)LIBCRT_BUILTINS)
 endif
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC),true)
-my_target_libgcc :=
-else
-my_target_libgcc := $(call intermediates-dir-for,STATIC_LIBRARIES,libgcc,,,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX))/libgcc.a
-endif
 my_target_libatomic := $(call intermediates-dir-for,STATIC_LIBRARIES,libatomic,,,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX))/libatomic.a
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_CRT),true)
 my_target_crtbegin_so_o :=
@@ -60,7 +55,6 @@ my_target_crtbegin_so_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_sysroot_lib)/crtbegin_so.o)
 my_target_crtend_so_o := $(wildcard $(my_ndk_sysroot_lib)/crtend_so.o)
 endif
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBCRT_BUILTINS := $(my_target_libcrt_builtins)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC := $(my_target_libatomic)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_so_o)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O := $(my_target_crtend_so_o)
@@ -71,7 +65,6 @@ $(linked_module): \
         $(my_target_crtbegin_so_o) \
         $(my_target_crtend_so_o) \
         $(my_target_libcrt_builtins) \
-        $(my_target_libgcc) \
         $(my_target_libatomic) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(CLANG_CXX)
 	$(transform-o-to-shared-lib)