diff --git a/vndk/Android.mk b/vndk/Android.mk
index 1386fa54..8a1f24b0 100644
--- a/vndk/Android.mk
+++ b/vndk/Android.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ifeq ($(BOARD_VNDK_VERSION),)
+$(warning ************* BOARD VNDK is not enabled - compiling vndk-sp ***************************)
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 
 include $(LOCAL_PATH)/vndk-sp-libs.mk
@@ -40,3 +42,4 @@ LOCAL_MODULE := vndk-sp
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := $(addsuffix .vndk-sp-gen,$(VNDK_SP_LIBRARIES))
 include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)
+endif