diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index f92e25a..a4825e1 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1224,19 +1224,9 @@
 # The kernel isn't really a module, so to get its module file in there, we
 # make the target NOTICE files depend on this particular file too, which will
 # then be in the right directory for the find in combine-notice-files to work.
-$(kernel_notice_file): \
-	    $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/LINUX_KERNEL_COPYING \
-	    | $(ACP)
-	@echo Copying: $@
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(hide) $(ACP) $< $@
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/LINUX_KERNEL_COPYING,$(kernel_notice_file)))
 
-$(winpthreads_notice_file): \
-	    $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/WINPTHREADS_COPYING \
-	    | $(ACP)
-	@echo Copying: $@
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(hide) $(ACP) $< $@
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/WINPTHREADS_COPYING,$(winpthreads_notice_file)))
 
 
 # #################################################################
@@ -4081,7 +4071,7 @@
 endif
 ifeq ($(BREAKPAD_GENERATE_SYMBOLS),true)
 	@# If breakpad symbols have been generated, add them to the zip.
-	$(hide) $(ACP) -r $(TARGET_OUT_BREAKPAD) $(zip_root)/BREAKPAD
+	$(hide) cp -R $(TARGET_OUT_BREAKPAD) $(zip_root)/BREAKPAD
 endif
 ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/IMAGES
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index fc1b228..f8c6ec8 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1853,15 +1853,15 @@
   -name Manifest.java 2> /dev/null`; do \
     dir=`awk '/package/{gsub(/\./,"/",$$2);gsub(/;/,"",$$2);print $$2;exit}' $$GENERATED_MANIFEST_FILE`; \
     mkdir -p $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/R/$$dir; \
-    $(ACP) -fp $$GENERATED_MANIFEST_FILE $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/R/$$dir; \
+    cp $$GENERATED_MANIFEST_FILE $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/R/$$dir; \
   done;
 $(hide) for GENERATED_R_FILE in `find $(1) \
   -name R.java 2> /dev/null`; do \
     dir=`awk '/package/{gsub(/\./,"/",$$2);gsub(/;/,"",$$2);print $$2;exit}' $$GENERATED_R_FILE`; \
     mkdir -p $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/R/$$dir; \
-    $(ACP) -fp $$GENERATED_R_FILE $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/R/$$dir \
+    cp $$GENERATED_R_FILE $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/R/$$dir \
       || exit 31; \
-    $(ACP) -fp $$GENERATED_R_FILE $(2) || exit 32; \
+    cp $$GENERATED_R_FILE $(2) || exit 32; \
   done;
 @# Ensure that the target file is always created, i.e. also in case we did not
 @# enter the GENERATED_R_FILE-loop above. This avoids unnecessary rebuilding.
diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index 493a0f1..b6fd66a 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(jni_shared_libraries)
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(JAR_ARGS) $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS) $(ZIP2ZIP)
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_RES_PACKAGE := $(my_res_package)
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(my_res_package) $(AAPT2) | $(ACP)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(my_res_package) $(AAPT2)
 ifdef LOCAL_COMPRESSED_MODULE
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(MINIGZIP)
 endif
diff --git a/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk b/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
index 93db1de..62d9aa6 100644
--- a/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
@@ -114,20 +114,20 @@
 
 $(full_target): PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR := $(call append-path,$(staging),$(addon_dir_leaf))
 
-$(full_target): $(sdk_addon_deps) | $(ACP) $(SOONG_ZIP)
+$(full_target): $(sdk_addon_deps) | $(SOONG_ZIP)
 	@echo Packaging SDK Addon: $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/docs
 	$(hide) for d in $(PRIVATE_DOCS_DIRS); do \
-	    $(ACP) -r $$d $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/docs ;\
+	    cp -R $$d $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/docs ;\
 	  done
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -o $@ -C $(dir $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)) -D $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)
 
 $(full_target_img): PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR := $(call append-path,$(staging),$(addon_dir_img))/images/$(TARGET_CPU_ABI)
-$(full_target_img): $(full_target) $(addon_img_source_prop) | $(ACP) $(SOONG_ZIP)
+$(full_target_img): $(full_target) $(addon_img_source_prop) | $(SOONG_ZIP)
 	@echo Packaging SDK Addon System-Image: $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(ACP) -r $(PRODUCT_OUT)/data $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/data
+	cp -R $(PRODUCT_OUT)/data $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/data
 	$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -o $@ -C $(dir $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)) -D $(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)
 
 
diff --git a/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk b/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
index 57a5cf9..f480300 100644
--- a/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/tools $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/testcases
 	$(hide) echo $(BUILD_NUMBER_FROM_FILE) > $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/tools/version.txt
 # Copy tools
-	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $(PRIVATE_TOOLS) $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/tools
-	$(if $(PRIVATE_DYNAMIC_CONFIG),$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $(PRIVATE_DYNAMIC_CONFIG) $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/testcases/$(PRIVATE_SUITE_NAME).dynamic)
+	$(hide) cp $(PRIVATE_TOOLS) $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/tools
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_DYNAMIC_CONFIG),$(hide) cp $(PRIVATE_DYNAMIC_CONFIG) $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)/testcases/$(PRIVATE_SUITE_NAME).dynamic)
 	$(hide) find $(dir $@)/$(PRIVATE_NAME) | sort >$@.list
 	$(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $@ -C $(dir $@) -l $@.list