diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index 2d22ebf7a7..4250253465 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ _product_list_vars += PRODUCT_VALIDATION_CHECKS
 
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE_STUB
 
+_product_list_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_IGNORE_APEX_CONTRIBUTION_CONTENTS
+
 .KATI_READONLY := _product_single_value_vars _product_list_vars
 _product_var_list :=$= $(_product_single_value_vars) $(_product_list_vars)
 
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 575bb38d1f..ec0c70eb6f 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ $(call add_json_bool, KeepVndk, $(filter true,$(KEEP_VNDK)))
 
 $(call add_json_bool, CheckVendorSeappViolations, $(filter true,$(CHECK_VENDOR_SEAPP_VIOLATIONS)))
 
+$(call add_json_list, BuildIgnoreApexContributionContents, $(sort $(PRODUCT_BUILD_IGNORE_APEX_CONTRIBUTION_CONTENTS)))
+
 $(call add_json_map, PartitionVarsForBazelMigrationOnlyDoNotUse)
   $(call add_json_str,  ProductDirectory,    $(dir $(INTERNAL_PRODUCT)))