diff --git a/android/arch.go b/android/arch.go
index 276dd3b..131d3b9 100644
--- a/android/arch.go
+++ b/android/arch.go
@@ -824,7 +824,10 @@
 	osTargets := mctx.Config().Targets[os]
 	image := base.commonProperties.ImageVariation
 	// Filter NativeBridge targets unless they are explicitly supported
-	if os == Android && !Bool(base.commonProperties.Native_bridge_supported) {
+	// Skip creating native bridge variants for vendor modules
+	if os == Android &&
+		!(Bool(base.commonProperties.Native_bridge_supported) && image == CoreVariation) {
+
 		var targets []Target
 		for _, t := range osTargets {
 			if !t.NativeBridge {
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 77bd7cc..006444c 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -2572,9 +2572,6 @@
 		// If the device isn't compiling against the VNDK, we always
 		// use the core mode.
 		coreVariantNeeded = true
-	} else if m.Target().NativeBridge == android.NativeBridgeEnabled {
-		// Skip creating vendor variants for natvie bridge modules
-		coreVariantNeeded = true
 	} else if _, ok := m.linker.(*llndkStubDecorator); ok {
 		// LL-NDK stubs only exist in the vendor variant, since the
 		// real libraries will be used in the core variant.