diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 8b3c77202..4310a36c2 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	// Used by vendor snapshot to record dependencies from snapshot modules.
 	SnapshotSharedLibs  []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
 	SnapshotRuntimeLibs []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+
+	Installable *bool
 }
 
 type VendorProperties struct {
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ type linker interface {
 type installer interface {
 	installerProps() []interface{}
 	install(ctx ModuleContext, path android.Path)
+	everInstallable() bool
 	inData() bool
 	inSanitizerDir() bool
 	hostToolPath() android.OptionalPath
@@ -1488,6 +1491,13 @@ func (c *Module) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(actx android.ModuleContext) {
 		if ctx.Failed() {
 			return
 		}
+	} else if !proptools.BoolDefault(c.Properties.Installable, true) {
+		// If the module has been specifically configure to not be installed then
+		// skip the installation as otherwise it will break when running inside make
+		// as the output path to install will not be specified. Not all uninstallable
+		// modules can skip installation as some are needed for resolving make side
+		// dependencies.
+		c.SkipInstall()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2629,8 +2639,18 @@ func (c *Module) AvailableFor(what string) bool {
 	}
 }
 
+// Return true if the module is ever installable.
+func (c *Module) EverInstallable() bool {
+	return c.installer != nil &&
+		// Check to see whether the module is actually ever installable.
+		c.installer.everInstallable()
+}
+
 func (c *Module) installable() bool {
-	ret := c.installer != nil && !c.Properties.PreventInstall && c.outputFile.Valid()
+	ret := c.EverInstallable() &&
+		// Check to see whether the module has been configured to not be installed.
+		proptools.BoolDefault(c.Properties.Installable, true) &&
+		!c.Properties.PreventInstall && c.outputFile.Valid()
 
 	// The platform variant doesn't need further condition. Apex variants however might not
 	// be installable because it will likely to be included in the APEX and won't appear
diff --git a/cc/installer.go b/cc/installer.go
index 2f55ac57b..200d59e9f 100644
--- a/cc/installer.go
+++ b/cc/installer.go
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ func (installer *baseInstaller) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	installer.path = ctx.InstallFile(installer.installDir(ctx), file.Base(), file)
 }
 
+func (installer *baseInstaller) everInstallable() bool {
+	// Most cc modules are installable.
+	return true
+}
+
 func (installer *baseInstaller) inData() bool {
 	return installer.location == InstallInData
 }
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index e1d0b34a0..47ac7b032 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -1220,6 +1220,12 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) install(ctx ModuleContext, file android.Path) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (library *libraryDecorator) everInstallable() bool {
+	// Only shared and static libraries are installed. Header libraries (which are
+	// neither static or shared) are not installed.
+	return library.shared() || library.static()
+}
+
 func (library *libraryDecorator) static() bool {
 	return library.MutatedProperties.VariantIsStatic
 }
diff --git a/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go b/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
index 11bc90238..2b0fd3c93 100644
--- a/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/cc_sdk_test.go
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ func TestSnapshotWithCcSharedLibraryCommonProperties(t *testing.T) {
 cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
     name: "mysdk_mynativelib@current",
     sdk_member_name: "mynativelib",
+    installable: false,
     export_include_dirs: ["include/include"],
     arch: {
         arm64: {
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ func TestSnapshotWithCcBinary(t *testing.T) {
 cc_prebuilt_binary {
     name: "mymodule_exports_mynativebinary@current",
     sdk_member_name: "mynativebinary",
+    installable: false,
     compile_multilib: "both",
     arch: {
         arm64: {
@@ -447,6 +449,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_binary {
     sdk_member_name: "mynativebinary",
     device_supported: false,
     host_supported: true,
+    installable: false,
     target: {
         linux_glibc: {
             compile_multilib: "both",
@@ -539,6 +542,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
         "apex1",
         "apex2",
     ],
+    installable: false,
     export_include_dirs: ["include/include"],
     arch: {
         arm64: {
@@ -634,6 +638,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
     sdk_member_name: "mynativelib",
     device_supported: false,
     host_supported: true,
+    installable: false,
     sdk_version: "minimum",
     export_include_dirs: ["include/include"],
     arch: {
@@ -735,6 +740,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_library_shared {
     sdk_member_name: "mynativelib",
     device_supported: false,
     host_supported: true,
+    installable: false,
     target: {
         linux_glibc_x86_64: {
             srcs: ["linux_glibc/x86_64/lib/mynativelib.so"],
@@ -814,6 +820,7 @@ func TestSnapshotWithCcStaticLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 cc_prebuilt_library_static {
     name: "myexports_mynativelib@current",
     sdk_member_name: "mynativelib",
+    installable: false,
     export_include_dirs: ["include/include"],
     arch: {
         arm64: {
@@ -904,6 +911,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_library_static {
     sdk_member_name: "mynativelib",
     device_supported: false,
     host_supported: true,
+    installable: false,
     export_include_dirs: ["include/include"],
     arch: {
         x86_64: {
@@ -1003,6 +1011,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_library_static {
     sdk_member_name: "mynativelib",
     device_supported: false,
     host_supported: true,
+    installable: false,
     export_include_dirs: ["include/include"],
     arch: {
         x86_64: {
diff --git a/sdk/update.go b/sdk/update.go
index a43a14b85..27a700327 100644
--- a/sdk/update.go
+++ b/sdk/update.go
@@ -409,8 +409,19 @@ type propertyTag struct {
 	name string
 }
 
+// A BpPropertyTag to add to a property that contains references to other sdk members.
+//
+// This will cause the references to be rewritten to a versioned reference in the version
+// specific instance of a snapshot module.
 var sdkMemberReferencePropertyTag = propertyTag{"sdkMemberReferencePropertyTag"}
 
+// A BpPropertyTag that indicates the property should only be present in the versioned
+// module.
+//
+// This will cause the property to be removed from the unversioned instance of a
+// snapshot module.
+var sdkVersionedOnlyPropertyTag = propertyTag{"sdkVersionedOnlyPropertyTag"}
+
 type unversionedToVersionedTransformation struct {
 	identityTransformation
 	builder *snapshotBuilder
@@ -452,6 +463,9 @@ func (t unversionedTransformation) transformModule(module *bpModule) *bpModule {
 func (t unversionedTransformation) transformProperty(name string, value interface{}, tag android.BpPropertyTag) (interface{}, android.BpPropertyTag) {
 	if tag == sdkMemberReferencePropertyTag {
 		return t.builder.unversionedSdkMemberNames(value.([]string)), tag
+	} else if tag == sdkVersionedOnlyPropertyTag {
+		// The property is not allowed in the unversioned module so remove it.
+		return nil, nil
 	} else {
 		return value, tag
 	}
@@ -631,6 +645,13 @@ func (s *snapshotBuilder) AddPrebuiltModule(member android.SdkMember, moduleType
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Disable installation in the versioned module of those modules that are ever installable.
+	if installable, ok := variant.(interface{ EverInstallable() bool }); ok {
+		if installable.EverInstallable() {
+			m.AddPropertyWithTag("installable", false, sdkVersionedOnlyPropertyTag)
+		}
+	}
+
 	s.prebuiltModules[name] = m
 	s.prebuiltOrder = append(s.prebuiltOrder, m)
 	return m