diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 1af398a9a..0b8c7dc09 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ init_first_stage_cc_defaults {
     ],
 
     static_executable: true,
+    lto: {
+        // b/169004486 ThinLTO breaks x86 static executables.
+        never: true,
+    },
     system_shared_libs: [],
 
     cflags: [