diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 21b59a3..a0a3582 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@
   my_module_tags :=
 endif
 
+ifdef BUILDING_WITH_NINJA
+# Ninja has an implicit dependency on the command being run, and kati will
+# regenerate the ninja manifest if any read makefile changes, so there is no
+# need to have dependencies on makefiles.
+# This won't catch all the cases where LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES contains
+# a .mk file, because a few users of LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES don't include
+# base_rules.mk, but it will fix the most common ones.
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(filter-out %.mk,$(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES))
+endif
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Validate and define fallbacks for input LOCAL_* variables.
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 403cff5..22e3c26 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 my_c_includes := $(LOCAL_C_INCLUDES)
 my_generated_sources := $(LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES)
 my_native_coverage := $(LOCAL_NATIVE_COVERAGE)
-my_additional_dependencies := $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+my_additional_dependencies := $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 my_export_c_include_dirs := $(LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@
 b_lib :=
 endif
 
-my_linker := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LINKER)
+ifneq ($(strip $(CUSTOM_$(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)LINKER)),)
+  my_linker := $(CUSTOM_$(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)LINKER)
+else
+  my_linker := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LINKER)
+endif
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/config_sanitizers.mk
 
@@ -1029,7 +1033,7 @@
     $(foreach l, $(my_static_libraries) $(my_whole_static_libraries), \
       $(call intermediates-dir-for,STATIC_LIBRARIES,$(l),$(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE),,$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX),$(my_host_cross))/export_includes))
 $(import_includes): PRIVATE_IMPORT_EXPORT_INCLUDES := $(import_includes_deps)
-$(import_includes) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(import_includes_deps)
+$(import_includes) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(import_includes_deps)
 	@echo Import includes file: $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && rm -f $@
 ifdef import_includes_deps
@@ -1237,7 +1241,7 @@
 export_includes := $(intermediates)/export_includes
 $(export_includes): PRIVATE_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(my_export_c_include_dirs)
 # Make sure .pb.h are already generated before any dependent source files get compiled.
-$(export_includes) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(proto_generated_headers) $(dbus_generated_headers)
+$(export_includes) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(proto_generated_headers) $(dbus_generated_headers)
 	@echo Export includes file: $< -- $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && rm -f $@
 ifdef my_export_c_include_dirs
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index ec1cfde..5a8fc8d 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 define my-dir
 $(strip \
   $(eval LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE := $$(lastword $$(MAKEFILE_LIST))) \
+  $(eval LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP := $(if $(BUILDING_WITH_NINJA),,$$(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE))) \
   $(if $(filter $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/% $(OUT_DIR)/%,$(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE)), \
     $(error my-dir must be called before including any other makefile.) \
    , \
diff --git a/core/droiddoc.mk b/core/droiddoc.mk
index 893461a..ab2254f 100644
--- a/core/droiddoc.mk
+++ b/core/droiddoc.mk
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         $(droiddoc) \
         $(html_dir_files) \
         $(full_java_lib_deps) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	@echo Docs droiddoc: $(PRIVATE_OUT_DIR)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
diff --git a/core/executable_prefer_symlink.mk b/core/executable_prefer_symlink.mk
index 2326e83..888db88 100644
--- a/core/executable_prefer_symlink.mk
+++ b/core/executable_prefer_symlink.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   endif
 endif
 
-$(my_symlink): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE)
+$(my_symlink): $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP)
 	@echo "Symlink: $@ -> $(PRIVATE_SRC_BINARY_NAME)"
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	@rm -rf $@
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
index aa700e1..37355b5 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         $(full_java_lib_deps) \
         $(jar_manifest_file) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
 
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
 $(built_dex): PRIVATE_CLASSES_JACK := $(full_classes_jack)
 $(built_dex): PRIVATE_JACK_FLAGS := $(GLOBAL_JAVAC_DEBUG_FLAGS) $(LOCAL_JACK_FLAGS)
 $(built_dex): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_jack_lib_deps) \
-        $(jar_manifest_file) $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(JACK_JAR) $(JACK_LAUNCHER_JAR)
+        $(jar_manifest_file) $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
+        $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(JACK_JAR) $(JACK_LAUNCHER_JAR)
 	@echo Building with Jack: $@
 	$(jack-java-to-dex)
 
diff --git a/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk b/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
index c6ba915..8255e5e 100644
--- a/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	PRIVATE_JACK_INCREMENTAL_DIR :=
 endif
 $(full_classes_jack): $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_jack_lib_deps) \
-        $(jar_manifest_file) $(layers_file) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(jar_manifest_file) $(layers_file) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES) \
         $(JACK_JAR) $(JACK_LAUNCHER_JAR)
 	@echo Building with Jack: $@
diff --git a/core/host_java_library.mk b/core/host_java_library.mk
index 0a1119f..052c571 100644
--- a/core/host_java_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_java_library.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
         $(full_java_lib_deps) \
         $(jar_manifest_file) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-host-java-to-package)
diff --git a/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk b/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk
index 740c941..272e76f 100644
--- a/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): \
         $(all_objects) \
         $(all_libraries) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-host-o-to-shared-lib)
 
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index 66825d1..ad406d0 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 
 $(aidl_java_sources): $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/%.java: \
         $(LOCAL_PATH)/%.aidl \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) \
         $(AIDL) \
         $(aidl_preprocess_import)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
         $(layers_file) \
         $(RenderScript_file_stamp) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-java-to-classes.jar)
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 jack_all_deps := $(java_sources) $(java_resource_sources) $(full_jack_lib_deps) \
         $(jar_manifest_file) $(layers_file) $(RenderScript_file_stamp) $(proguard_flag_files) \
         $(proto_java_sources_file_stamp) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(LOCAL_JARJAR_RULES) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(JACK_JAR) $(JACK_LAUNCHER_JAR)
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(JACK_JAR) $(JACK_LAUNCHER_JAR)
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_IS_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY),true)
 $(full_classes_jack): $(jack_all_deps)
diff --git a/core/ninja.mk b/core/ninja.mk
index b590627..22f3e1b 100644
--- a/core/ninja.mk
+++ b/core/ninja.mk
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
 
 ANDROID_TARGETS := $(filter-out $(KATI_OUTPUT_PATTERNS) $(NINJA_GOALS),$(ORIGINAL_MAKECMDGOALS))
 EXTRA_TARGETS := $(filter-out $(KATI_OUTPUT_PATTERNS) $(NINJA_GOALS),$(filter-out $(ORIGINAL_MAKECMDGOALS),$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
-KATI_TARGETS := $(if $(filter $(PARSE_TIME_MAKE_GOALS),$(ANDROID_TARGETS)),$(ANDROID_TARGETS),)
+# The target "dist" changes its behavior depending whether other
+# targets are specified or not. See distdir.mk for detail.
+KATI_TARGETS := $(if $(filter dist,$(ANDROID_TARGETS)),$(ANDROID_TARGETS),$(filter $(PARSE_TIME_MAKE_GOALS),$(ANDROID_TARGETS)))
 
 define replace_space_and_slash
 $(subst /,_,$(subst $(space),_,$(sort $1)))
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@
 .INTERMEDIATE: kati.intermediate
 kati.intermediate: $(KATI) $(MAKEPARALLEL)
 	@echo Running kati to generate build$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX).ninja...
-	+$(hide) $(KATI_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI) --ninja --ninja_dir=$(PRODUCT_OUT) --ninja_suffix=$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX) --regen --ignore_dirty=$(OUT_DIR)/% --ignore_optional_include=$(OUT_DIR)/%.P --detect_android_echo --use_find_emulator -f build/core/main.mk $(or $(KATI_TARGETS),--gen_all_phony_targets) BUILDING_WITH_NINJA=true
+	+$(hide) $(KATI_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI) --ninja --ninja_dir=$(PRODUCT_OUT) --ninja_suffix=$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX) --regen --ignore_dirty=$(OUT_DIR)/% --ignore_optional_include=$(OUT_DIR)/%.P --detect_android_echo --use_find_emulator -f build/core/main.mk $(KATI_TARGETS) --gen_all_targets BUILDING_WITH_NINJA=true
 
 KATI_CXX := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
 KATI_LD := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/core/phony_package.mk b/core/phony_package.mk
index 30e198c..866b13c 100644
--- a/core/phony_package.mk
+++ b/core/phony_package.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(hide) echo "Fake: $@"
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) touch $@
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index d367828..2388ab9 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 ifdef prebuilt_module_is_a_library
 export_includes := $(intermediates)/export_includes
 $(export_includes): PRIVATE_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-$(export_includes) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE)
+$(export_includes) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP)
 	@echo Export includes file: $< -- $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && rm -f $@
 ifdef LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),JAVA_LIBRARIES)
 $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : PRIVATE_JILL_FLAGS:=$(LOCAL_JILL_FLAGS)
-$(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : $(my_prebuilt_src_file) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+$(intermediates.COMMON)/classes.jack : $(my_prebuilt_src_file) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES) $(JILL_JAR) $(JACK_JAR) $(JACK_LAUNCHER_JAR)
 	$(transform-jar-to-jack)
 
 endif # JAVA_LIBRARIES
 
-$(built_module) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
+$(built_module) : $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 my_prebuilt_src_file :=
diff --git a/core/shared_library_internal.mk b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
index 1507502..075bd02 100644
--- a/core/shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         $(all_libraries) \
         $(my_target_crtbegin_so_o) \
         $(my_target_crtend_so_o) \
-        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE) \
+        $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE_DEP) \
         $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(transform-o-to-shared-lib)