diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 8039d65..e18b6ec 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -122,12 +122,16 @@
   LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := $(sort $(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS) user)
 endif
 
-# The definition of should-install-to-system will be different depending
-# on which goal (e.g., sdk or just droid) is being built.
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
-  use_data :=
+  partition_tag :=
 else
-  use_data := $(if $(call should-install-to-system,$(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)),,_DATA)
+ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE))
+  partition_tag := _VENDOR
+else
+  # The definition of should-install-to-system will be different depending
+  # on which goal (e.g., sdk or just droid) is being built.
+  partition_tag := $(if $(call should-install-to-system,$(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)),,_DATA)
+endif
 endif
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH))
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH),)
-  LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $($(my_prefix)OUT$(use_data)_$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
+  LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $($(my_prefix)OUT$(partition_tag)_$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
   ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH)),)
     $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): unhandled LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS "$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)")
   endif
diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index c5e4cc7..8c5a40e 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE:= # lite(default),micro,full
 LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS:=
 LOCAL_NO_CRT:=
+LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE:=
 
 # Trim MAKEFILE_LIST so that $(call my-dir) doesn't need to
 # iterate over thousands of entries every time.
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 016560a..c3ae3b0 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@
 TARGET_OUT_DATA_STATIC_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 TARGET_OUT_DATA_NATIVE_TESTS := $(TARGET_OUT_DATA)/nativetest
 
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/vendor
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_EXECUTABLES:= $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/bin
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES:= $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/xbin
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_SHARED_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/lib
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_JAVA_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/framework
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_APPS:= $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/app
+TARGET_OUT_VENDOR_ETC := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/etc
+
 TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/symbols
 TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES_UNSTRIPPED := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/system/bin
 TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES_UNSTRIPPED := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/system/lib