diff --git a/build/soong/android/variable.go b/build/soong/android/variable.go
index 11569a3b52d..c56c36b83a0 100644
--- a/build/soong/android/variable.go
+++ b/build/soong/android/variable.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package android
 type Product_variables struct {
+	Needs_text_relocations struct {
+		Cppflags []string
+	}
 }
 
 type ProductVariables struct {
+	Needs_text_relocations  *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/build/soong/soong_config.mk b/build/soong/soong_config.mk
index ac7e900bcb9..331f123c37c 100644
--- a/build/soong/soong_config.mk
+++ b/build/soong/soong_config.mk
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ lineage_soong:
 	$(hide) (\
 	echo '{'; \
 	echo '"Lineage": {'; \
+	echo '    "Needs_text_relocations": $(if $(filter true,$(TARGET_NEEDS_PLATFORM_TEXT_RELOCATIONS)),true,false)'; \
 	echo '},'; \
 	echo '') > $(SOONG_VARIABLES_TMP)