diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index e17efa48e..e10ec9cdd 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -161,31 +161,29 @@ LOCAL_ASFLAGS += -D__ASSEMBLY__
 ###########################################################
 ## Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
 ###########################################################
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_CLANG)),true)
-my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CLANG_FLAGS)
-else
-my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS)
-endif
-
 ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
 my_target_project_includes :=
 my_target_c_includes := $(my_ndk_stl_include_path) $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/include
-# TODO: more reliable way to remove platform stuff.
-my_target_global_cflags := $(filter-out -include -I system/%, $(my_target_global_cflags))
-my_target_global_cppflags := $(filter-out -include -I system/%, $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS))
+
+# filter out including of AndroidConfig.h in system/core.
+TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS_NO_ANDCONF ?= $(subst $(TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS),,\
+    $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS))
+my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS_NO_ANDCONF)
 else
 my_target_project_includes := $(TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES)
 my_target_c_includes := $(TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
-my_target_global_cflags := $(my_target_global_cflags)
-my_target_global_cppflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
 ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_CLANG)),true)
-  my_target_c_includes += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
-endif
-endif
+my_target_c_includes += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
+my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CLANG_FLAGS)
+else
+my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS)
+endif # LOCAL_CLANG
+endif # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_PROJECT_INCLUDES := $(my_target_project_includes)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_C_INCLUDES := $(my_target_c_includes)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS := $(my_target_global_cflags)
-$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS := $(my_target_global_cppflags)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Define PRIVATE_ variables used by multiple module types
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index d26386943..9e14b5185 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ HOST_STRIP_COMMAND = $(HOST_STRIP) --strip-debug $< -o $@
 HOST_SHLIB_SUFFIX := .dylib
 HOST_JNILIB_SUFFIX := .jnilib
 
+ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS))
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
     -include $(call select-android-config-h,darwin-x86)
+endif
 ifneq ($(filter 10.7 10.7.% 10.8 10.8.%, $(build_mac_version)),)
        HOST_RUN_RANLIB_AFTER_COPYING := false
 else
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
index b369199b5..cb5f004fd 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -static
 endif # BUILD_HOST_static
 
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -fPIC
+ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS))
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 	-include $(call select-android-config-h,linux-x86)
+endif
 
 # Disable new longjmp in glibc 2.11 and later. See bug 2967937.
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 71f2d5ab6..d47f95f51 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)gcc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)),)
         TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@
     else
         TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@ && \
-	    $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@
+            $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ ifeq ($(FORCE_ARM_DEBUGGING),true)
   TARGET_thumb_CFLAGS += -marm -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif
 
-android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,linux-arm)
-arch_include_dir := $(dir $(android_config_h))
-
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-msoft-float -fpic -fPIE \
 			-ffunction-sections \
@@ -111,9 +108,11 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 \
 			-fno-short-enums \
-			$(arch_variant_cflags) \
-			-include $(android_config_h) \
-			-I $(arch_include_dir)
+			$(arch_variant_cflags)
+
+android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,linux-arm)
+TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS := -include $(android_config_h) -I $(dir $(android_config_h))
+TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += $(TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS)
 
 # This warning causes dalvik not to build with gcc 4.6.x and -Werror.
 # We cannot turn it off blindly since the option is not available
@@ -147,9 +146,9 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += \
 # since sometimes thumb-interwork appears to be default), we
 # specifically disable when thumb support is unavailable.
 ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_THUMB_SUPPORT),true)
-TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS +=	-mthumb-interwork
+TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -mthumb-interwork
 else
-TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS +=	-mno-thumb-interwork
+TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -mno-thumb-interwork
 endif
 
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ endef
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -fPIE -pie \
 	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker \
-    -Wl,--gc-sections \
+	-Wl,--gc-sections \
 	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ endef
 
 define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
 $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic \
-    -Wl,--gc-sections \
+	-Wl,--gc-sections \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(TARGET_CRTBEGIN_STATIC_O)) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index f89873e2d..0cf796478 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(TARGET_TOOLS_PREFIX)gcc$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)),)
         TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@
     else
         TARGET_STRIP_COMMAND = $(TARGET_STRIP) --strip-all $< -o $@ && \
-	    $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@
+            $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ ifeq ($(FORCE_MIPS_DEBUGGING),true)
   TARGET_mips_CFLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif
 
-android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,linux-mips)
-arch_include_dir := $(dir $(android_config_h))
-
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			$(TARGET_mips_CFLAGS) \
 			-Ulinux -U__unix -U__unix__ -Umips \
@@ -89,9 +86,11 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-fdata-sections \
 			-funwind-tables \
 			-Werror=format-security \
-			$(arch_variant_cflags) \
-			-include $(android_config_h) \
-			-I $(arch_include_dir)
+			$(arch_variant_cflags)
+
+android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,linux-mips)
+TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS := -include $(android_config_h) -I $(dir $(android_config_h))
+TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += $(TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS)
 
 # This warning causes dalvik not to build with gcc 4.6.x and -Werror.
 # We cannot turn it off blindly since the option is not available
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index bf6daf829..396bc3a84 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-fno-short-enums \
 			-fstrict-aliasing \
 			-funswitch-loops \
-			-funwind-tables \
-			-include $(call select-android-config-h,target_linux-x86)
+			-funwind-tables
+
+android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,target_linux-x86)
+TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS := -include $(android_config_h) -I $(dir $(android_config_h))
+TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += $(TARGET_ANDROID_CONFIG_CFLAGS)
 
 # XXX: Not sure this is still needed. Must check with our toolchains.
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += \