diff --git a/core/executable_prefer_symlink.mk b/core/executable_prefer_symlink.mk
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+# include this makefile to create the LOCAL_MODULE symlink to the primary version binary.
+# but this requires the primary version name specified via LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_32 or LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_64,
+# and different with the LOCAL_MODULE value
+#
+# Note: now only limited to the binaries that will be installed under system/bin directory
+
+my_symlink := $(addprefix $(TARGET_OUT)/bin/, $(LOCAL_MODULE))
+# create link to the one used for prefer version
+ifneq ($(TARGET_PREFER_32_BIT_APPS),true)
+  $(my_symlink): PRIVATE_SRC_BINARY_NAME := $(LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_64)
+else
+  $(my_symlink): PRIVATE_SRC_BINARY_NAME := $(LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_32)
+endif
+
+$(my_symlink): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE)
+	@echo "Symlink: $@ -> $(PRIVATE_SRC_BINARY_NAME)"
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@rm -rf $@
+	$(hide) ln -sf $(PRIVATE_SRC_BINARY_NAME) $@
+
+# We need this so that the installed files could be picked up based on the
+# local module name
+ALL_MODULES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).INSTALLED += $(my_symlink)
+
+my_symlink :=