diff --git a/packages/NetworkStack/Android.bp b/packages/NetworkStack/Android.bp
index 62de2ba454550..9c8efe6a13b95 100644
--- a/packages/NetworkStack/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/NetworkStack/Android.bp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ android_app {
     defaults: ["NetworkStackAppCommon"],
     certificate: "networkstack",
     manifest: "AndroidManifest.xml",
+    use_embedded_native_libs: true,
 }
 
 genrule {
diff --git a/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3fc1e9844ed6d..3b39ceed0543d 100644
--- a/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG" />
     <!-- Signature permission defined in NetworkStackStub -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK" />
-    <application>
+    <application android:extractNativeLibs="false">
         <service android:name="com.android.server.NetworkStackService">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.net.INetworkStackConnector"/>