diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
index c23ee9561..0fccd312c 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.legacy.txt
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ dir.legacy = /vendor
 dir.legacy = /odm
 dir.legacy = /sbin
 
-dir.legacy = /data/nativetest
-dir.legacy = /data/nativetest64
-dir.legacy = /data/benchmarktest
-dir.legacy = /data/benchmarktest64
-
 # Except for /postinstall, where only /system and /product are searched
 dir.postinstall = /postinstall
 
+# Fallback entry to provide APEX namespace lookups for binaries anywhere else.
+# This must be last.
+dir.legacy = /data
+
 [legacy]
 namespace.default.isolated = false
 
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index 6034f039b..2b0ef4cb6 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ dir.unrestricted = /data/nativetest64/unrestricted
 # necessary) the unrestricted subdirs above. Then clean this up.
 dir.unrestricted = /data/local/tmp
 
-dir.system = /data/nativetest
-dir.system = /data/nativetest64
-dir.system = /data/benchmarktest
-dir.system = /data/benchmarktest64
-
 dir.postinstall = /postinstall
 
+# Fallback entry to provide APEX namespace lookups for binaries anywhere else.
+# This must be last.
+dir.system = /data
+
 [system]
 additional.namespaces = runtime,conscrypt,media,resolv,sphal,vndk,rs
 
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
index d769c3457..c8312df39 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ dir.unrestricted = /data/nativetest64/unrestricted
 # necessary) the unrestricted subdirs above. Then clean this up.
 dir.unrestricted = /data/local/tmp
 
-dir.system = /data/nativetest
-dir.system = /data/nativetest64
-dir.system = /data/benchmarktest
-dir.system = /data/benchmarktest64
-
 dir.postinstall = /postinstall
 
+# Fallback entry to provide APEX namespace lookups for binaries anywhere else.
+# This must be last.
+dir.system = /data
+
 [system]
 additional.namespaces = runtime,conscrypt,media,resolv,sphal,vndk,rs