diff --git a/core/install_jni_libs.mk b/core/install_jni_libs.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..464a2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/install_jni_libs.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Decides how to install the jni libraries needed by an apk.
+# Input variables:
+#   LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES
+#   LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE
+#   rs_compatibility_jni_libs (from java.mk)
+#   my_module_path (from base_rules.mk)
+#   partition_tag (from base_rules.mk)
+#
+# Output variables:
+#   jni_shared_libraries, jni_shared_libraries_abi, if we are going to embed the libraries into the apk.
+#
+
+jni_shared_libraries := \
+    $(addprefix $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/, \
+      $(addsuffix .so, \
+          $(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
+
+# Include RS dynamically-generated libraries as well
+# Keep this ifneq, as the += otherwise adds spaces that need to be stripped.
+ifneq ($(rs_compatibility_jni_libs),)
+jni_shared_libraries += $(rs_compatibility_jni_libs)
+endif
+
+my_embed_jni :=
+ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),)
+my_embed_jni := true
+endif
+ifneq ($(filter tests samples, $(LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS)),)
+my_embed_jni := true
+endif
+ifeq ($(filter $(TARGET_OUT)/% $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/% $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/%, $(my_module_path)),)
+# If this app isn't to be installed to system partitions.
+my_embed_jni := true
+endif
+
+ifdef my_embed_jni
+# App explicitly requires the prebuilt NDK stl shared libraies.
+# The NDK stl shared libraries should never go to the system image.
+ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT), stlport_shared c++_shared),)
+ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+$(error LOCAL_SDK_VERSION must be defined with LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT, \
+    LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME=$(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME))
+endif
+endif
+ifeq (stlport_shared,$(LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT))
+jni_shared_libraries += \
+    $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/current/sources/cxx-stl/stlport/libs/$(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)CPU_ABI)/libstlport_shared.so
+else ifeq (c++_shared,$(LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT))
+jni_shared_libraries += \
+    $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/current/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/$(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)CPU_ABI)/libc++_shared.so
+endif
+
+# Set the abi directory used by the local JNI shared libraries.
+# (Doesn't change how the local shared libraries are compiled, just
+# sets where they are stored in the apk.)
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI),)
+    jni_shared_libraries_abi := $(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)CPU_ABI)
+else
+    jni_shared_libraries_abi := $(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI)
+endif
+
+else  # not my_embed_jni
+
+jni_shared_libraries := $(strip $(jni_shared_libraries))
+ifneq ($(jni_shared_libraries),)
+# The jni libaries will be installed to the system.img.
+my_jni_filenames := $(notdir $(jni_shared_libraries))
+# Make sure the JNI libraries get installed
+$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) : | $(addprefix $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET$(partition_tag)_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/, $(my_jni_filenames))
+
+# Create symlink in the app specific lib path
+ifdef LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD
+my_leading_separator := ;
+else
+my_leading_separator :=
+endif
+my_app_lib_path :=  $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET$(partition_tag)_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/$(basename $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM))
+$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE): PRIVATE_POST_INSTALL_CMD += \
+  $(my_leading_separator)mkdir -p $(my_app_lib_path) \
+  $(foreach lib, $(my_jni_filenames), ;ln -sf ../$(lib) $(my_app_lib_path)/$(lib))
+
+# Clear jni_shared_libraries to not embed it into the apk.
+jni_shared_libraries :=
+endif # $(jni_shared_libraries) not empty
+endif  # my_embed_jni
diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index 6e7e75c..598c065 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -307,50 +307,7 @@
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(built_dex)
 endif # full_classes_jar
 
-
-# Get the list of jni libraries to be included in the apk file.
-
-so_suffix := $($(my_prefix)SHLIB_SUFFIX)
-
-jni_shared_libraries := \
-    $(addprefix $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES)/, \
-      $(addsuffix $(so_suffix), \
-        $(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES)))
-
-# Include RS dynamically-generated libraries as well
-# Keep this ifneq, as the += otherwise adds spaces that need to be stripped.
-ifneq ($(rs_compatibility_jni_libs),)
-jni_shared_libraries += $(rs_compatibility_jni_libs)
-endif
-
-# App explicitly requires the prebuilt NDK libstlport_shared.so.
-# libstlport_shared.so should never go to the system image.
-# Instead it should be packaged into the apk.
-ifneq ($(filter $(LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT), stlport_shared c++_shared),)
-ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
-$(error LOCAL_SDK_VERSION has to be defined together with LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT, \
-    LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME=$(LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME))
-endif
-endif
-ifeq (stlport_shared,$(LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT))
-jni_shared_libraries += \
-    $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/current/sources/cxx-stl/stlport/libs/$(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)CPU_ABI)/libstlport_shared.so
-else
-ifeq (c++_shared,$(LOCAL_NDK_STL_VARIANT))
-jni_shared_libraries += \
-    $(HISTORICAL_NDK_VERSIONS_ROOT)/current/sources/cxx-stl/llvm-libc++/libs/$(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)CPU_ABI)/libc++_shared.so
-endif
-endif
-
-# Set the abi directory used by the local JNI shared libraries.
-# (Doesn't change how the local shared libraries are compiled, just
-# sets where they are stored in the apk.)
-
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI),)
-    jni_shared_libraries_abi := $(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)CPU_ABI)
-else
-    jni_shared_libraries_abi := $(LOCAL_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI)
-endif
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/install_jni_libs.mk
 
 # Pick a key to sign the package with.  If this package hasn't specified
 # an explicit certificate, use the default.
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index 2b515cf..985b6f3 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),APPS)
 PACKAGES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).OVERRIDES := $(strip $(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_PACKAGES))
 
+rs_compatibility_jni_libs :=
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/install_jni_libs.mk
+
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_CERTIFICATE),EXTERNAL)
   # The magic string "EXTERNAL" means this package will be signed with
   # the default dev key throughout the build process, but we expect