diff --git a/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index f3b2ca72cd..d1ddaff948 100644
--- a/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hardware.audio.common.test.utility",
         "android.hardware.audio@2.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@2.0",
+        "libicuuc",
+        "libicuuc_stubdata",
         "libxml2",
     ],
-    shared_libs: [
-        "libicuuc",
-    ],
 }
diff --git a/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index dde3e7b036..22c5493dd8 100644
--- a/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hardware.audio.common.test.utility",
         "android.hardware.audio@4.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@4.0",
-        "libxml2",
-    ],
-    shared_libs: [
         "libicuuc",
+        "libicuuc_stubdata",
+        "libxml2",
     ],
     header_libs: [
         "android.hardware.audio.common.util@all-versions",
diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index f5a49b33e8..51d2e11a19 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hardware.audio.effect@2.0",
         "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
         "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
-        "libxml2",
-    ],
-    shared_libs: [
         "libeffectsconfig",
         "libicuuc",
+        "libicuuc_stubdata",
+        "libxml2",
     ],
 }
diff --git a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index 92b5db748d..96ded69d22 100644
--- a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hardware.audio.effect@4.0",
         "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
         "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
-        "libxml2",
-    ],
-    shared_libs: [
         "libeffectsconfig",
         "libicuuc",
+        "libicuuc_stubdata",
+        "libxml2",
     ],
     header_libs: [
         "android.hardware.audio.common.util@all-versions",