diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 5cf640b..5c5b565 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
 _odm_path_placeholder := ||ODM-PATH-PH||
 _vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder := ||VENDOR_DLKM-PATH-PH||
 _odm_dlkm_path_placeholder := ||ODM_DLKM-PATH-PH||
+_system_dlkm_path_placeholder := ||SYSTEM_DLKM-PATH-PH||
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR := $(_vendor_path_placeholder)
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_RAMDISK := vendor_ramdisk
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT := $(_product_path_placeholder)
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM := $(_odm_path_placeholder)
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR_DLKM := $(_vendor_dlkm_path_placeholder)
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_ODM_DLKM := $(_odm_dlkm_path_placeholder)
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM := $(_system_dlkm_path_placeholder)
 
 # Returns the non-sanitized version of the path provided in $1.
 define get_non_asan_path
@@ -840,6 +842,36 @@
     $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_ODM_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED \
     , odm_dlkm should not contain any executables, libraries, or apps)
 
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM)
+
+# Unlike other partitions, system_dlkm should only contain kernel modules.
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_EXECUTABLES :=
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES :=
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE :=
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_JAVA_LIBRARIES :=
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS :=
+TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_EXECUTABLES :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS :=
+$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED :=
+$(KATI_obsolete_var \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_EXECUTABLES \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_JAVA_LIBRARIES \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS \
+    TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_EXECUTABLES \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_RENDERSCRIPT_BITCODE \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS \
+    $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM_APPS_PRIVILEGED \
+    , system_dlkm should not contain any executables, libraries, or apps)
+
 TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_PRODUCT)
 TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT_EXECUTABLES := $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT)/bin
 .KATI_READONLY := TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT