diff --git a/graphics/jni/Android.mk b/graphics/jni/Android.mk
index a6abd8ce51879..799fcbb6f971f 100644
--- a/graphics/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/graphics/jni/Android.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+# libRS needs libacc, which isn't 64-bit clean, and so can't be built
+# for the simulator on gHardy, and therefore libRS needs to be excluded
+# from the simulator as well, and so in turn librs_jni needs to be
+# excluded.
+ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
+
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
@@ -36,3 +42,4 @@ LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := libRS
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
+endif #simulator
diff --git a/libs/rs/Android.mk b/libs/rs/Android.mk
index 70758425aa600..bc466bedf85bf 100644
--- a/libs/rs/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/rs/Android.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ RSG_GENERATOR:=$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
 
 
 # Build render script lib ====================
+
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libRS
 
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@ rs_generated_source += $(GEN)
 
 LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES += $(GEN)
 
+# libRS needs libacc, which isn't 64-bit clean, and so can't be built
+# for the simulator on gHardy, and therefore libRS needs to be excluded
+# from the simulator as well.
+ifneq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
+
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	rsAdapter.cpp \
 	rsAllocation.cpp \
@@ -106,3 +112,4 @@ include $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/,$(addsuffix /Android.mk,\
             java \
     	))
 
+endif #simulator