diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index c01cde8e9e..e6b8f20785 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -713,6 +713,10 @@ ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),NATIVE_TESTS)
 endif
 ifdef LOCAL_MULTILIB
   multi_arch := true
+else ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE),$(SOONG_ANDROID_MK))
+  ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+    multi_arch := true
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifdef multi_arch