diff --git a/tools/post_process_props.py b/tools/post_process_props.py
index 83c6f9a..9355e4b 100755
--- a/tools/post_process_props.py
+++ b/tools/post_process_props.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 def mangle_default_prop_override(prop):
   pass
 
-# Put the modifications that you need to make into the /default.prop into this
+# Put the modifications that you need to make into the /system/etc/prop.default into this
 # function. The prop object has get(name) and put(name,value) methods.
 def mangle_default_prop(prop):
   # If ro.debuggable is 1, then enable adb on USB by default
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
   elif (filename.endswith("/vendor/default.prop") or
         filename.endswith("/odm/default.prop")):
     mangle_default_prop_override(properties)
-  elif filename.endswith("/default.prop"):
+  elif (filename.endswith("/default.prop") or # legacy
+        filename.endswith("/prop.default")):
     mangle_default_prop(properties)
   else:
     sys.stderr.write("bad command line: " + str(argv) + "\n")
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
index c661333..8d251e2 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sign_target_files_apks.py
@@ -212,11 +212,17 @@
     # System properties.
     elif info.filename in ("SYSTEM/build.prop",
                            "VENDOR/build.prop",
-                           "BOOT/RAMDISK/default.prop",
-                           "ROOT/default.prop",
-                           "RECOVERY/RAMDISK/default.prop"):
+                           "SYSTEM/etc/prop.default",
+                           "BOOT/RAMDISK/prop.default",
+                           "BOOT/RAMDISK/default.prop",  # legacy
+                           "ROOT/default.prop",  # legacy
+                           "RECOVERY/RAMDISK/prop.default",
+                           "RECOVERY/RAMDISK/default.prop"):  # legacy
       print "rewriting %s:" % (info.filename,)
-      new_data = RewriteProps(data, misc_info)
+      if stat.S_ISLNK(info.external_attr >> 16):
+        new_data = data
+      else:
+        new_data = RewriteProps(data, misc_info)
       common.ZipWriteStr(output_tf_zip, out_info, new_data)
 
     elif info.filename.endswith("mac_permissions.xml"):