diff --git a/core/jni/Android.bp b/core/jni/Android.bp
index c8784f857ea79..a5f7d4f60470e 100644
--- a/core/jni/Android.bp
+++ b/core/jni/Android.bp
@@ -282,4 +282,13 @@ cc_library_shared {
         // GraphicsJNI.h includes hwui headers
         "libhwui",
     ],
+
+    product_variables: {
+        debuggable: {
+            cflags: ["-D__ANDROID_DEBUGGABLE__"]
+        },
+        treble: {
+            cflags: ["-D__ANDROID_TREBLE__"]
+        },
+    },
 }
diff --git a/core/jni/android_os_HwBinder.cpp b/core/jni/android_os_HwBinder.cpp
index 577cd49cbaec5..b5c881537c41a 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_os_HwBinder.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_os_HwBinder.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "android_os_HwParcel.h"
 #include "android_os_HwRemoteBinder.h"
 
+#include <cstring>
+
 #include <JNIHelp.h>
 #include <android/hidl/manager/1.0/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <android/hidl/base/1.0/IBase.h>
@@ -329,8 +331,19 @@ static jobject JHwBinder_native_getService(
 
     IServiceManager::Transport transport = transportRet;
 
-    if (   transport != IServiceManager::Transport::EMPTY
-        && transport != IServiceManager::Transport::HWBINDER) {
+#ifdef __ANDROID_TREBLE__
+#ifdef __ANDROID_DEBUGGABLE__
+    const char* testingOverride = std::getenv("TREBLE_TESTING_OVERRIDE");
+    const bool vintfLegacy = (transport == IServiceManager::Transport::EMPTY)
+            && testingOverride && !strcmp(testingOverride, "true");
+#else // __ANDROID_TREBLE__ but not __ANDROID_DEBUGGABLE__
+    const bool vintfLegacy = false;
+#endif // __ANDROID_DEBUGGABLE__
+#else // not __ANDROID_TREBLE__
+    const bool vintfLegacy = (transport == IServiceManager::Transport::EMPTY);
+#endif // __ANDROID_TREBLE__";
+
+    if (transport != IServiceManager::Transport::HWBINDER && !vintfLegacy) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "service " << ifaceName << " declares transport method "
                    << toString(transport) << " but framework expects hwbinder.";
         signalExceptionForError(env, UNKNOWN_ERROR, true /* canThrowRemoteException */);