diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index f2d72a5..080310a 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 # Because the same LOCAL_ variables may be used to define modules for both 1st arch and 2nd arch,
 # we can't modify them in place.
 my_src_files := $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES)
+my_src_files_exclude := $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE)
 my_static_libraries := $(LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 my_whole_static_libraries := $(LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 my_shared_libraries := $(LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 endif
 
 my_src_files += $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
+my_src_files_exclude += $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
 my_shared_libraries += $(LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
 my_cflags += $(LOCAL_CFLAGS_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
 my_cppflags += $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
@@ -175,6 +177,8 @@
 my_c_includes += $(LOCAL_C_INCLUDES_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_C_INCLUDES_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
 my_generated_sources += $(LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES_$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)) $(LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix))
 
+my_src_files := $(filter-out $(my_src_files_exclude),$(my_src_files))
+
 my_clang := $(strip $(LOCAL_CLANG))
 ifdef LOCAL_CLANG_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix)
 my_clang := $(strip $(LOCAL_CLANG_$(my_32_64_bit_suffix)))
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index b47996f..fed91e8 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 LOCAL_ACP_UNAVAILABLE:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS:=
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE:=
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_OBJ_FILES:=
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES:=
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_AAR_LIBRARIES:=
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
 
 # arch specific variables
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CFLAGS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CLANG_CFLAGS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_JNI_LIBS_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
 ifdef TARGET_2ND_ARCH
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH):=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CFLAGS_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CLANG_CFLAGS_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH):=
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@
 LOCAL_PREBUILT_JNI_LIBS_$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH):=
 endif
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(HOST_ARCH):=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$(HOST_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CFLAGS_$(HOST_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CLANG_CFLAGS_$(HOST_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_$(HOST_ARCH):=
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@
 LOCAL_CLANG_$(HOST_ARCH):=
 ifdef HOST_2ND_ARCH
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(HOST_2ND_ARCH):=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_$(HOST_2ND_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CFLAGS_$(HOST_2ND_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CLANG_CFLAGS_$(HOST_2ND_ARCH):=
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_$(HOST_2ND_ARCH):=
@@ -297,6 +302,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_32:=
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_64:=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_32:=
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES_EXCLUDE_64:=
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES_32:=
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES_64:=
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES_32:=