diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 1c9ae5b7fd..36b9de56fe 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -156,21 +156,17 @@ LOCAL_ASFLAGS += -D__ASSEMBLY__
 ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
 my_target_project_includes :=
 my_target_c_includes := $(my_ndk_stl_include_path) $(my_ndk_version_root)/usr/include
-
-# 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 := $(TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
-ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_CLANG)),true)
-my_target_c_includes += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
+endif # LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_CLANG),true)
 my_target_global_cflags := $(TARGET_GLOBAL_CLANG_FLAGS)
+my_target_c_includes += $(CLANG_CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGET_C_INCLUDES)
 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 := $(my_target_c_includes)
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index c31fe59385..79a2899c55 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ ifeq ($(FORCE_ARM_DEBUGGING),true)
   TARGET_thumb_CFLAGS += -marm -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif
 
+android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,linux-arm)
+
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-msoft-float -fpic -fPIE \
 			-ffunction-sections \
@@ -103,11 +105,9 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
 			-fno-short-enums \
-			$(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)
+			$(arch_variant_cflags) \
+			-include $(android_config_h) \
+			-I $(dir $(android_config_h))
 
 # This warning causes dalvik not to build with gcc 4.6+ and -Werror.
 # We cannot turn it off blindly since the option is not available
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index de7ca5c4c9..ba6e8cd11c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ ifeq ($(FORCE_MIPS_DEBUGGING),true)
   TARGET_mips_CFLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif
 
+android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,linux-mips)
+
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			$(TARGET_mips_CFLAGS) \
 			-Ulinux -U__unix -U__unix__ -Umips \
@@ -90,11 +92,9 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Wa,--noexecstack \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
-			$(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)
+			$(arch_variant_cflags) \
+			-include $(android_config_h) \
+			-I $(dir $(android_config_h))
 
 # This warning causes dalvik not to build with gcc 4.6+ 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 159fbe1b5b..4e13797140 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ else
 endif
 KERNEL_HEADERS := $(KERNEL_HEADERS_COMMON) $(KERNEL_HEADERS_ARCH)
 
+android_config_h := $(call select-android-config-h,target_linux-x86)
+
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-O2 \
 			-Ulinux \
@@ -131,11 +133,9 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-fstrict-aliasing \
 			-funswitch-loops \
 			-funwind-tables \
-			-fstack-protector
-
-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)
+			-fstack-protector \
+			-include $(android_config_h) \
+			-I $(dir $(android_config_h))
 
 # XXX: Not sure this is still needed. Must check with our toolchains.
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += \