diff --git a/utils/Makefile.am b/utils/Makefile.am
index b8c4c52d..506309c3 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wundef \
          -I./ \
+         -I$(WORKSPACE)/system/core/include \
          -std=c++11 \
          $(LOCPLA_CFLAGS)
 
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ libgps_utils_so_la_h_sources = \
         loc_nmea.h \
         gps_extended_c.h \
         gps_extended.h \
-        loc_gps.h
+        loc_gps.h \
+        log_util.h
 
 libgps_utils_so_la_c_sources = \
         linked_list.c \
diff --git a/utils/log_util.h b/utils/log_util.h
index 7eb338a5..d5884b75 100644
--- a/utils/log_util.h
+++ b/utils/log_util.h
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 #ifndef __LOG_UTIL_H__
 #define __LOG_UTIL_H__
 
-#ifndef USE_GLIB
+#if defined (USE_ANDROID_LOGGING) || defined (ANDROID)
+// Android and LE targets with logcat support
 #include <utils/Log.h>
-#endif /* USE_GLIB */
-
-#ifdef USE_GLIB
 
+#elif defined (USE_GLIB)
+// LE targets with no logcat support
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 #endif  // LOG_TAG
 
-#endif /* USE_GLIB */
+#endif /* #if defined (USE_ANDROID_LOGGING) || defined (ANDROID) */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
diff --git a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_log_util.h b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_log_util.h
index 26d3c29a..08a9585c 100644
--- a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_log_util.h
+++ b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_log_util.h
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 #define __PLATFORM_LIB_LOG_UTIL_H__
 
 #include "platform_lib_macros.h"
-
-#ifndef USE_GLIB
-#include <log_util.h>
-#else
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -46,6 +41,11 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "GPS_UTILS"
 #endif /* LOG_TAG */
 
+#if defined (USE_ANDROID_LOGGING)  || defined (ANDROID)
+// Android and LE targets with logcat support
+#include <log_util.h>
+#else
+// LE targets without logcat support
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 {
@@ -169,6 +169,6 @@ char* get_timestamp(char* str, unsigned long buf_size);
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* USE_GLIB */
+#endif /* else of #if defined (USE_ANDROID_LOGGING)  || defined (ANDROID) */
 
 #endif /* __PLATFORM_LIB_LOG_UTIL_H__ */
diff --git a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_macros.h b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_macros.h
index d0795eb6..b896b942 100644
--- a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_macros.h
+++ b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/include/platform_lib_macros.h
@@ -33,19 +33,23 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_GLIB
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#ifndef OFF_TARGET
+
+#ifdef USE_GLIB
 #include <glib.h>
+#ifndef OFF_TARGET
 #define strlcat g_strlcat
 #define strlcpy g_strlcpy
 #else
 #define strlcat strncat
 #define strlcpy strncpy
 #endif
+#endif /* USE_GLIB */
 
+#if defined (USE_GLIB) && !defined (USE_ANDROID_LOGGING)
+// LE targets with no logcat support
 #define TS_PRINTF(format, x...)                                \
 {                                                              \
   struct timeval tv;                                           \
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ALOGD(format, x...) TS_PRINTF("D/%s (%d): " format , LOG_TAG, getpid(), ##x)
 #define ALOGV(format, x...) TS_PRINTF("V/%s (%d): " format , LOG_TAG, getpid(), ##x)
 
-#endif /* USE_GLIB */
+#endif /* #if defined (USE_GLIB) && !defined (USE_ANDROID_LOGGING) */
 
 
 // Below are the location conf file paths
diff --git a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/loc-pla.pc.in b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/loc-pla.pc.in
index 1aad2f47..9ec510d1 100644
--- a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/loc-pla.pc.in
+++ b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/loc-pla.pc.in
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ Name: loc-pla
 Description: QTI GPS Location Platform Library Abstractions
 Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lloc_pla
-Cflags: -I${includedir}/loc-pla
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/loc-pla -I${includedir}/gps-utils
diff --git a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/src/Makefile.am b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/src/Makefile.am
index 30c4b4cc..ac7f8a04 100644
--- a/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/platform_lib_abstractions/loc_pla/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 AM_CFLAGS = \
      $(LOCSTUB_CFLAGS) \
+     -I$(WORKSPACE)/hardware/qcom/gps/utils/ \
      -I../include \
      -D__func__=__PRETTY_FUNCTION__ \
      -fno-short-enums