diff --git a/cc/linker.go b/cc/linker.go
index 2972006..3620f59 100644
--- a/cc/linker.go
+++ b/cc/linker.go
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
 			// of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_static_libs []string
 
+			// list of header libs that should not be used to build the vendor variant
+			// of the C/C++ module.
+			Exclude_header_libs []string
+
 			// list of runtime libs that should not be installed along with the vendor
 			// variant of the C/C++ module.
 			Exclude_runtime_libs []string
@@ -190,6 +194,7 @@
 		deps.SharedLibs = removeListFromList(deps.SharedLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_shared_libs)
 		deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportSharedLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_shared_libs)
 		deps.StaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.StaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
+		deps.HeaderLibs = removeListFromList(deps.HeaderLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_header_libs)
 		deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders = removeListFromList(deps.ReexportStaticLibHeaders, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.WholeStaticLibs = removeListFromList(deps.WholeStaticLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_static_libs)
 		deps.RuntimeLibs = removeListFromList(deps.RuntimeLibs, linker.Properties.Target.Vendor.Exclude_runtime_libs)