diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 6082790..b5762e3 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
 	$(dir $@)/$(notdir $(<:.bc=.o)) \
 	$(RS_PREBUILT_COMPILER_RT) \
-	-o $@ -L prebuilts/gcc/ \
+	-o $@ $(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) -L prebuilts/gcc/ \
 	-L $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) $(RS_PREBUILT_LIBPATH) \
 	-lRSSupport -lm -lc
 endef
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 87371b9..a57041b 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -238,7 +238,11 @@
 
 # The default host library path.
 # It always points to the path where we build libraries in the default bitness.
-HOST_LIBRARY_PATH := $(HOST_OUT)/lib
+ifeq ($(HOST_PREFER_32_BIT),true)
+HOST_LIBRARY_PATH := $($(HOST_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+else
+HOST_LIBRARY_PATH := $(HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+endif
 
 TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/obj
 TARGET_OUT_HEADERS := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/include
diff --git a/core/executable_internal.mk b/core/executable_internal.mk
index 2e380b6..3d17eb0 100644
--- a/core/executable_internal.mk
+++ b/core/executable_internal.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dynamic_binary.mk
 
+# Check for statically linked libc
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE),true)
+ifneq ($(filter $(my_static_libraries),libc),)
+$(error $(LOCAL_PATH): $(LOCAL_MODULE) is statically linking libc to dynamic executable, please remove libc from static libs or set LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true)
+endif
+endif
+
 # Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
 my_target_global_ld_dirs := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS)
 my_target_fdo_lib := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_FDO_LIB)