diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/src/repr/ir_diff_representation.cpp b/vndk/tools/header-checker/src/repr/ir_diff_representation.cpp
index 32f6f3066..a55829b87 100644
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/src/repr/ir_diff_representation.cpp
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/src/repr/ir_diff_representation.cpp
@@ -53,15 +53,6 @@ bool RecordTypeDiffIR::IsExtended() const {
     return false;
   }
   if (fields_added_.size() != 0) {
-    if (type_diff_ != nullptr) {
-      const uint64_t old_size = type_diff_->GetSizes().first;
-      for (const RecordFieldIR *field_added : fields_added_) {
-        // The offset is in bits; the size is in bytes.
-        if (field_added->GetOffset() < old_size * 8) {
-          return false;
-        }
-      }
-    }
     is_extended = true;
   }
   return is_extended;
diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/base.h b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/base.h
index 94f801a95..c20c82334 100644
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/base.h
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/base.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 struct Struct1 {
  protected:
-  int member;
+  short offset_0;
+  int offset_32;
 };
 
 struct Struct2 {
diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/extensions.h b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/extensions.h
index 683bd861e..345687b86 100644
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/extensions.h
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/extensions.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 struct Struct1 {
  public:
-  int member;
-  int added_member;
+  short offset_0;
+  short offset_16;
+  int offset_32;
+  int offset_64;
 };
 
 struct Struct2 {
diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/liballowed_struct_extensions.so.lsdump b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/liballowed_struct_extensions.so.lsdump
index 4e33d2e20..75ac88791 100644
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/liballowed_struct_extensions.so.lsdump
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/liballowed_struct_extensions.so.lsdump
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@
    "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi",
    "self_type" : "_ZTIi",
    "size" : 4
+  },
+  {
+   "alignment" : 2,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIs",
+   "name" : "short",
+   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIs",
+   "self_type" : "_ZTIs",
+   "size" : 2
   }
  ],
  "elf_functions" :
@@ -81,12 +90,22 @@
    "fields" :
    [
     {
-     "field_name" : "member",
+     "field_name" : "offset_0",
+     "referenced_type" : "_ZTIs"
+    },
+    {
+     "field_name" : "offset_16",
+     "field_offset" : 16,
+     "referenced_type" : "_ZTIs"
+    },
+    {
+     "field_name" : "offset_32",
+     "field_offset" : 32,
      "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi"
     },
     {
-     "field_name" : "added_member",
-     "field_offset" : 32,
+     "field_name" : "offset_64",
+     "field_offset" : 64,
      "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi"
     }
    ],
@@ -94,7 +113,7 @@
    "name" : "Struct1",
    "referenced_type" : "_ZTI7Struct1",
    "self_type" : "_ZTI7Struct1",
-   "size" : 8,
+   "size" : 12,
    "source_file" : "development/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/extensions.h"
   },
   {
diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/libstruct_extensions.so.lsdump b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/libstruct_extensions.so.lsdump
index 0d0cc70b9..35e0b016c 100644
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/libstruct_extensions.so.lsdump
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/reference_dumps/arm64/libstruct_extensions.so.lsdump
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
    "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi",
    "self_type" : "_ZTIi",
    "size" : 4
+  },
+  {
+   "alignment" : 2,
+   "is_integral" : true,
+   "linker_set_key" : "_ZTIs",
+   "name" : "short",
+   "referenced_type" : "_ZTIs",
+   "self_type" : "_ZTIs",
+   "size" : 2
   }
  ],
  "elf_functions" :
@@ -71,7 +80,13 @@
    [
     {
      "access" : "protected",
-     "field_name" : "member",
+     "field_name" : "offset_0",
+     "referenced_type" : "_ZTIs"
+    },
+    {
+     "access" : "protected",
+     "field_name" : "offset_32",
+     "field_offset" : 32,
      "referenced_type" : "_ZTIi"
     }
    ],
@@ -79,7 +94,7 @@
    "name" : "Struct1",
    "referenced_type" : "_ZTI7Struct1",
    "self_type" : "_ZTI7Struct1",
-   "size" : 4,
+   "size" : 8,
    "source_file" : "development/vndk/tools/header-checker/tests/integration/struct_extensions/include/base.h"
   },
   {