diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index f5d9bfcc1..34bbe4ea6 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@ my_export_c_include_deps := $(LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DEPS)
 my_arflags :=
 
 ifneq (,$(strip $(foreach dir,$(subst $(comma),$(space),$(COVERAGE_PATHS)),$(filter $(dir)%,$(LOCAL_PATH)))))
+ifeq (,$(strip $(foreach dir,$(subst $(comma),$(space),$(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS)),$(filter $(dir)%,$(LOCAL_PATH)))))
   my_native_coverage := true
 else
   my_native_coverage := false
 endif
+else
+  my_native_coverage := false
+endif
 
 my_allow_undefined_symbols := $(strip $(LOCAL_ALLOW_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS))
 ifdef SANITIZE_HOST
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 92e66aec5..576c8abe0 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ $(SOONG_VARIABLES): FORCE
 	echo ''; \
 	echo '    "NativeCoverage": $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),true,false),'; \
 	echo '    "CoveragePaths": [$(if $(COVERAGE_PATHS),"$(subst $(space),"$(comma)",$(subst $(comma),$(space),$(COVERAGE_PATHS)))")],'; \
+	echo '    "CoverageExcludePaths": [$(if $(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS),"$(subst $(space),"$(comma)",$(subst $(comma),$(space),$(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS)))")],'; \
 	echo ''; \
 	echo '    "DeviceName": "$(TARGET_DEVICE)",'; \
 	echo '    "DeviceArch": "$(TARGET_ARCH)",'; \