diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index c3ae3b0..b564ce6 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@
   HOST_PREBUILT_TAG := $(HOST_OS)-$(HOST_ARCH)
 endif
 
+# TARGET_COPY_OUT_* are all relative to the staging directory, ie PRODUCT_OUT.
+# Define them here so they can be used in product config files.
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM := system
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_DATA := data
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR := system/vendor
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_ROOT := root
+TARGET_COPY_OUT_RECOVERY := recovery
+
 # Read the product specs so we an get TARGET_DEVICE and other
 # variables that we need in order to locate the output files.
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/product_config.mk
@@ -182,7 +190,7 @@
 TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES := $(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/lib
 TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES := $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/obj
 
-TARGET_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system
+TARGET_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_SYSTEM)
 TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES:= $(TARGET_OUT)/bin
 TARGET_OUT_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES:= $(TARGET_OUT)/xbin
 TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT)/lib
@@ -195,7 +203,7 @@
 TARGET_OUT_NOTICE_FILES:=$(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/NOTICE_FILES
 TARGET_OUT_FAKE := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/fake_packages
 
-TARGET_OUT_DATA := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/data
+TARGET_OUT_DATA := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_DATA)
 TARGET_OUT_DATA_EXECUTABLES:= $(TARGET_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
 TARGET_OUT_DATA_SHARED_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
 TARGET_OUT_DATA_JAVA_LIBRARIES:= $(TARGET_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)
@@ -206,7 +214,7 @@
 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 := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_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
@@ -221,13 +229,13 @@
 TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN_UNSTRIPPED := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/sbin
 TARGET_ROOT_OUT_BIN_UNSTRIPPED := $(TARGET_OUT_UNSTRIPPED)/bin
 
-TARGET_ROOT_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/root
+TARGET_ROOT_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_ROOT)
 TARGET_ROOT_OUT_BIN := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/bin
 TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/sbin
 TARGET_ROOT_OUT_ETC := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/etc
 TARGET_ROOT_OUT_USR := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/usr
 
-TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/recovery
+TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_RECOVERY)
 TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/root
 
 TARGET_SYSLOADER_OUT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/sysloader