diff --git a/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/Android.bp b/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/Android.bp
index 0d4775c6a8..1bd6abeb47 100644
--- a/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/Android.bp
@@ -7,17 +7,40 @@ package {
     default_applicable_licenses: ["hardware_interfaces_license"],
 }
 
+soong_config_module_type {
+    name: "android_hardware_audio_config_default",
+    module_type: "cc_defaults",
+    config_namespace: "android_hardware_audio",
+    bool_variables: [
+        "run_64bit",
+    ],
+    properties: ["compile_multilib"],
+}
+
+android_hardware_audio_config_default {
+    name: "android_hardware_audio_config_defaults",
+
+    soong_config_variables: {
+        run_64bit: {
+            conditions_default: {
+                // Prefer 32 bit as the binary must always be installed at the same
+                // location for init to start it and the build system does not support
+                // having two binaries installable to the same location even if they are
+                // not installed in the same build.
+                compile_multilib: "prefer32",
+            },
+            compile_multilib: "64",
+        },
+    },
+}
+
 cc_binary {
     name: "android.hardware.audio.service",
 
     init_rc: ["android.hardware.audio.service.rc"],
     relative_install_path: "hw",
     vendor: true,
-    // Prefer 32 bit as the binary must always be installed at the same
-    // location for init to start it and the build system does not support
-    // having two binaries installable to the same location even if they are
-    // not installed in the same build.
-    compile_multilib: "prefer32",
+
     srcs: ["service.cpp"],
 
     cflags: [
@@ -34,6 +57,10 @@ cc_binary {
         "libutils",
         "libhardware",
     ],
+
+    defaults: [
+        "android_hardware_audio_config_defaults",
+    ],
 }
 
 // Legacy service name, use android.hardware.audio.service instead