diff --git a/libm/Android.mk b/libm/Android.mk
index b67395f8b..90b4906e1 100644
--- a/libm/Android.mk
+++ b/libm/Android.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ifneq ($(TARGET_USE_PRIVATE_LIBM),true)
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 
 # TODO: this comes from from upstream's libc, not libm, but it's an
@@ -291,3 +292,4 @@ LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.mk
 LOCAL_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libc
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libm
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+endif