diff --git a/target/board/BoardConfigGsiCommon.mk b/target/board/BoardConfigGsiCommon.mk
index 8c634f6..98dea93 100644
--- a/target/board/BoardConfigGsiCommon.mk
+++ b/target/board/BoardConfigGsiCommon.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 TARGET_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EXT_DISABLED := true
 TARGET_USERIMAGES_SPARSE_EROFS_DISABLED := true
 
+# Enable system_dlkm image for creating a symlink in GSI to support
+# the devices with system_dlkm partition
+BOARD_USES_SYSTEM_DLKMIMAGE := true
+BOARD_SYSTEM_DLKMIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE := ext4
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM_DLKM := system_dlkm
+
 # GSI also includes make_f2fs to support userdata parition in f2fs
 # for some devices
 TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_F2FS := true
diff --git a/target/product/gsi_release.mk b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
index 3705a50..09d4bc9 100644
--- a/target/product/gsi_release.mk
+++ b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 PRODUCT_BUILD_VENDOR_IMAGE := false
 PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_PARTITION := false
 PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_EMPTY_IMAGE := false
+PRODUCT_BUILD_SYSTEM_DLKM_IMAGE := false
 PRODUCT_EXPORT_BOOT_IMAGE_TO_DIST := true
 
 # Always build modules from source