diff --git a/drm/drmioserver/Android.mk b/drm/drmioserver/Android.mk
index c40ce261326f0..32afdd32f5b24 100644
--- a/drm/drmioserver/Android.mk
+++ b/drm/drmioserver/Android.mk
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libutils \
-    libbinder \
-    libdl
+    libbinder
+
+ifeq ($(TARGET_SIMULATOR),true)
+ LOCAL_LDLIBS += -ldl
+else
+ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
+endif
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libdrmframeworkcommon