diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index c3878f9..48e75d9 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@
   else # LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT must be none
     # Do nothing.
   endif
+
+  # Clang's coverage/profile runtime needs symbols like 'stderr' that were not
+  # exported from libc prior to API level 23
+  ifneq ($(my_ndk_api),current)
+    ifeq ($(call math_lt, $(my_ndk_api),23),true)
+      my_native_coverage := false
+    endif
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_USE_VNDK),)