diff --git a/cc/androidmk.go b/cc/androidmk.go
index 103d5ea..a661c6c 100644
--- a/cc/androidmk.go
+++ b/cc/androidmk.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 )
 
 func (c *Module) AndroidMk() (ret android.AndroidMkData, err error) {
+	if c.Properties.HideFromMake {
+		ret.Disabled = true
+		return ret, nil
+	}
+
 	ret.OutputFile = c.outputFile
 	ret.Extra = append(ret.Extra, func(w io.Writer, outputFile android.Path) (err error) {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "LOCAL_SANITIZE := never")
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index d5f17a8..0fa3ca9 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
 	No_default_compiler_flags *bool
 
 	AndroidMkSharedLibs []string `blueprint:"mutated"`
+	HideFromMake        bool     `blueprint:"mutated"`
 }
 
 type InstallerProperties struct {
@@ -992,20 +993,6 @@
 	return c.installer.inData()
 }
 
-type appendVariantName interface {
-	appendVariantName(string)
-}
-
-func (c *Module) appendVariantName(name string) {
-	if c.linker == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if l, ok := c.linker.(appendVariantName); ok {
-		l.appendVariantName(name)
-	}
-}
-
 // Compiler
 
 type baseCompiler struct {
@@ -1476,7 +1463,6 @@
 }
 
 var _ linker = (*libraryLinker)(nil)
-var _ appendVariantName = (*libraryLinker)(nil)
 
 func (library *libraryLinker) props() []interface{} {
 	props := library.baseLinker.props()
@@ -1667,10 +1653,6 @@
 	return !library.static()
 }
 
-func (library *libraryLinker) appendVariantName(variant string) {
-	library.Properties.VariantName += variant
-}
-
 type libraryInstaller struct {
 	baseInstaller
 
diff --git a/cc/sanitize.go b/cc/sanitize.go
index 4162e97..1bc1351 100644
--- a/cc/sanitize.go
+++ b/cc/sanitize.go
@@ -335,17 +335,14 @@
 					modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.InData = true
 				}
 			} else if c.sanitize.Properties.SanitizeDep {
+				modules := mctx.CreateVariations("", t.String())
+				modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.SetSanitizer(t, false)
+				modules[1].(*Module).sanitize.SetSanitizer(t, true)
+				modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.SanitizeDep = false
+				modules[1].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.SanitizeDep = false
+				modules[1].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.InData = true
 				if mctx.AConfig().EmbeddedInMake() {
-					modules := mctx.CreateVariations(t.String())
-					modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.SetSanitizer(t, true)
-					modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.InData = true
-				} else {
-					modules := mctx.CreateVariations("", t.String())
-					modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.SetSanitizer(t, false)
-					modules[1].(*Module).sanitize.SetSanitizer(t, true)
-					modules[1].(*Module).appendVariantName("_" + t.String())
-					modules[0].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.SanitizeDep = false
-					modules[1].(*Module).sanitize.Properties.SanitizeDep = false
+					modules[0].(*Module).Properties.HideFromMake = true
 				}
 			}
 			c.sanitize.Properties.SanitizeDep = false