diff --git a/target/board/generic_arm64_ab/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_arm64_ab/BoardConfig.mk
index 22b9f429fe..f41b39bfef 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_arm64_ab/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_arm64_ab/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ BOARD_ROOT_EXTRA_SYMLINKS := /vendor/lib/dsp:/dsp
 # TODO(b/36764215): remove this setting when the generic system image
 # no longer has QCOM-specific directories under /.
 BOARD_SEPOLICY_DIRS += build/target/board/generic_arm64_ab/sepolicy
+
+BOARD_VNDK_VERSION := current