diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 243efe60c..93283d09d 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) AndroidMkEntries(ctx AndroidMkContext, entries
 			if library.buildStubs() {
 				entries.SetBool("LOCAL_NO_NOTICE_FILE", true)
 			}
-			if library.apiListCoverageXmlPath.String() != "" {
-				entries.SetString("SOONG_CC_API_XML", "$(SOONG_CC_API_XML) "+library.apiListCoverageXmlPath.String())
-			}
 		})
 	}
 	// If a library providing a stub is included in an APEX, the private APIs of the library
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index de9d01ede..5306d5cbb 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) compile(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps Pa
 			nativeAbiResult.versionScript)
 
 		// Parse symbol file to get API list for coverage
-		if library.stubsVersion() == "current" && ctx.PrimaryArch() {
+		if library.stubsVersion() == "current" && ctx.PrimaryArch() && !ctx.inRecovery() && !ctx.inProduct() && !ctx.inVendor() {
 			library.apiListCoverageXmlPath = parseSymbolFileForAPICoverage(ctx, symbolFile)
 		}
 
@@ -1035,6 +1035,8 @@ type libraryInterface interface {
 	androidMkWriteAdditionalDependenciesForSourceAbiDiff(w io.Writer)
 
 	availableFor(string) bool
+
+	getAPIListCoverageXMLPath() android.ModuleOutPath
 }
 
 type versionedInterface interface {
@@ -1971,6 +1973,10 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) makeUninstallable(mod *Module) {
 	mod.ModuleBase.MakeUninstallable()
 }
 
+func (library *libraryDecorator) getAPIListCoverageXMLPath() android.ModuleOutPath {
+	return library.apiListCoverageXmlPath
+}
+
 var versioningMacroNamesListKey = android.NewOnceKey("versioningMacroNamesList")
 
 // versioningMacroNamesList returns a singleton map, where keys are "version macro names",
diff --git a/cc/stub_library.go b/cc/stub_library.go
index 1722c8096..76da782ee 100644
--- a/cc/stub_library.go
+++ b/cc/stub_library.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package cc
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ func init() {
 
 type stubLibraries struct {
 	stubLibraryMap map[string]bool
+
+	apiListCoverageXmlPaths []string
 }
 
 // Check if the module defines stub, or itself is stub
@@ -53,6 +56,11 @@ func (s *stubLibraries) GenerateBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
 					s.stubLibraryMap[name] = true
 				}
 			}
+			if m.library != nil {
+				if p := m.library.getAPIListCoverageXMLPath().String(); p != "" {
+					s.apiListCoverageXmlPaths = append(s.apiListCoverageXmlPaths, p)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -66,4 +74,8 @@ func stubLibrariesSingleton() android.Singleton {
 func (s *stubLibraries) MakeVars(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 	// Convert stub library file names into Makefile variable.
 	ctx.Strict("STUB_LIBRARIES", strings.Join(android.SortedStringKeys(s.stubLibraryMap), " "))
+
+	// Export the list of API XML files to Make.
+	sort.Strings(s.apiListCoverageXmlPaths)
+	ctx.Strict("SOONG_CC_API_XML", strings.Join(s.apiListCoverageXmlPaths, " "))
 }