diff --git a/target/product/go_defaults_common.mk b/target/product/go_defaults_common.mk
index bfb0317b9a..4a726ab31e 100644
--- a/target/product/go_defaults_common.mk
+++ b/target/product/go_defaults_common.mk
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ TARGET_SYSTEM_PROP += \
 # use the go specific handheld_core_hardware.xml from frameworks
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     frameworks/native/data/etc/go_handheld_core_hardware.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/permissions/handheld_core_hardware.xml
+
+# Dedupe VNDK libraries with identical core variants.
+TARGET_VNDK_USE_CORE_VARIANT := true