diff --git a/target/board/BoardConfigModuleCommon.mk b/target/board/BoardConfigModuleCommon.mk
index 24c01a58e..983247434 100644
--- a/target/board/BoardConfigModuleCommon.mk
+++ b/target/board/BoardConfigModuleCommon.mk
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@
 
 # Required for all module devices.
 TARGET_USES_64_BIT_BINDER := true
+
+# Necessary to make modules able to use the VNDK via 'use_vendor: true'
+# TODO(b/185769808): look into whether this is still used.
+BOARD_VNDK_VERSION := current