diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 58edc8935..01025fb65 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ lamontjones@google.com
 mrziwang@google.com
 spandandas@google.com
 weiwli@google.com
-yudiliu@google.com
\ No newline at end of file
+yudiliu@google.com
+
+per-file build/soong/ui/build/androidmk_denylist.go = joeo@google.com, weiwli@google.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/build/Android.bp b/ui/build/Android.bp
index 21453ba95..ee286f68a 100644
--- a/ui/build/Android.bp
+++ b/ui/build/Android.bp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "blueprint",
         "blueprint-bootstrap",
         "blueprint-microfactory",
+        "soong-android",
         "soong-finder",
         "soong-remoteexec",
         "soong-shared",
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "soong-ui-tracer",
     ],
     srcs: [
+        "androidmk_denylist.go",
         "build.go",
         "cleanbuild.go",
         "config.go",
diff --git a/ui/build/androidmk_denylist.go b/ui/build/androidmk_denylist.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2266b2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/build/androidmk_denylist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package build
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+var androidmk_denylist []string = []string{
+	"chained_build_config/",
+	"cts/",
+	"dalvik/",
+	"developers/",
+	"kernel/",
+	"libcore/",
+	"libnativehelper/",
+	"pdk/",
+	"toolchain/",
+}
+
+func blockAndroidMks(androidMks []string) []string {
+	return android.FilterListPred(androidMks, func(s string) bool {
+		for _, d := range androidmk_denylist {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(s, d) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+}
diff --git a/ui/build/finder.go b/ui/build/finder.go
index d0bcf4060..a114079ff 100644
--- a/ui/build/finder.go
+++ b/ui/build/finder.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func FindSources(ctx Context, config Config, f *finder.Finder) {
 
 	// Stop searching a subdirectory recursively after finding an Android.mk.
 	androidMks := f.FindFirstNamedAt(".", "Android.mk")
+	androidMks = blockAndroidMks(androidMks)
 	err := dumpListToFile(ctx, config, androidMks, filepath.Join(dumpDir, "Android.mk.list"))
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Fatalf("Could not export module list: %v", err)