diff --git a/hardware.c b/hardware.c
index 79073312..94b5d5d3 100644
--- a/hardware.c
+++ b/hardware.c
@@ -179,20 +179,20 @@ static int hw_module_exists(char *path, size_t path_len, const char *name,
                             const char *subname)
 {
 #ifdef __ANDROID_APEX__
-    // When used in APEX, it should look only into the same APEX because
+    // When used in VAPEX, it should look only into the same APEX because
     // libhardware modules don't provide ABI stability.
-    if (__builtin_available(android AAPEXSUPPORT_API, *)) {
-        AApexInfo *apex_info;
-        if (AApexInfo_create(&apex_info) == AAPEXINFO_OK) {
-            snprintf(path, path_len, "/apex/%s/%s/%s.%s.so",
-                     AApexInfo_getName(apex_info), HAL_LIBRARY_SUBDIR, name, subname);
-            AApexInfo_destroy(apex_info);
-            if (access(path, R_OK) == 0)
-                return 0;
-        }
-    } else {
-        ALOGE("hw_module_exists: libapexsupport is not supported in %d.", __ANDROID_API__);
+#if __ANDROID_VENDOR_API__ >= 202404
+    AApexInfo *apex_info;
+    if (AApexInfo_create(&apex_info) == AAPEXINFO_OK) {
+        snprintf(path, path_len, "/apex/%s/%s/%s.%s.so",
+                 AApexInfo_getName(apex_info), HAL_LIBRARY_SUBDIR, name, subname);
+        AApexInfo_destroy(apex_info);
+        if (access(path, R_OK) == 0)
+            return 0;
     }
+#else  // __ANDROID_VENDOR_API__
+    ALOGE("hw_module_exists: libapexsupport is not supported in %d.", __ANDROID_VENDOR_API__);
+#endif // __ANDROID_VENDOR_API__
 #else // __ANDROID_APEX__
     snprintf(path, path_len, "%s/%s.%s.so",
              HAL_LIBRARY_PATH3, name, subname);