diff --git a/core/dex_preopt_config.mk b/core/dex_preopt_config.mk
index b5834b0..c44e4bd 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt_config.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt_config.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DEX_PREOPT_CONFIG := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/dexpreopt.config
+DEX_PREOPT_CONFIG := $(SOONG_OUT_DIR)/dexpreopt.config
 
 # The default value for LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
 DEX_PREOPT_DEFAULT ?= true
@@ -169,12 +169,6 @@
     fi)
 endif
 
-# Dummy rule to create dexpreopt.config, it will already have been created
-# by the $(file) call above, but a rule needs to exist to keep the dangling
-# rule check happy.
-$(DEX_PREOPT_CONFIG):
-	@#empty
-
 DEXPREOPT_GEN_DEPS := \
   $(SOONG_HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/profman \
   $(DEX2OAT) \
diff --git a/core/dex_preopt_odex_install.mk b/core/dex_preopt_odex_install.mk
index 85ddbfa..266ebd2 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt_odex_install.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt_odex_install.mk
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@
 
   .KATI_RESTAT: $(my_dexpreopt_script) $(my_strip_script)
   $(my_dexpreopt_script): PRIVATE_MODULE := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
-  $(my_dexpreopt_script): PRIVATE_GLOBAL_CONFIG := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/dexpreopt.config
+  $(my_dexpreopt_script): PRIVATE_GLOBAL_CONFIG := $(DEX_PREOPT_CONFIG_FOR_MAKE)
   $(my_dexpreopt_script): PRIVATE_MODULE_CONFIG := $(my_dexpreopt_config)
   $(my_dexpreopt_script): PRIVATE_STRIP_SCRIPT := $(my_strip_script)
   $(my_dexpreopt_script): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(my_strip_script)
   $(my_dexpreopt_script): $(DEXPREOPT_GEN)
-  $(my_dexpreopt_script): $(my_dexpreopt_config) $(PRODUCT_OUT)/dexpreopt.config
+  $(my_dexpreopt_script): $(my_dexpreopt_config) $(DEX_PREOPT_CONFIG_FOR_MAKE)
 	@echo "$(PRIVATE_MODULE) dexpreopt gen"
 	$(DEXPREOPT_GEN) -global $(PRIVATE_GLOBAL_CONFIG) -module $(PRIVATE_MODULE_CONFIG) \
 	-dexpreopt_script $@ -strip_script $(PRIVATE_STRIP_SCRIPT) \