diff --git a/core/tasks/general-tests-shared-libs.mk b/core/tasks/general-tests-shared-libs.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2405140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tasks/general-tests-shared-libs.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+.PHONY: general-tests-shared-libs
+
+intermediates_dir := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,general-tests-shared-libs)
+
+general_tests_shared_libs_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests_host-shared-libs.zip
+
+# Filter shared entries between general-tests and device-tests's HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES,
+# to avoid warning about overriding commands.
+my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests := \
+  $(foreach m,$(filter $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
+	   $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES)),$(call word-colon,2,$(m)))
+my_general_tests_shared_lib_files := \
+  $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
+	 $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES))
+
+my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests += $(call copy-many-files,$(my_general_tests_shared_lib_files))
+
+$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates_dir)
+$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS := $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests)
+$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : PRIVATE_general_host_shared_libs_zip := $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip)
+$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip) : $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests) $(SOONG_ZIP)
+	rm -rf $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools
+	$(hide) for shared_lib in $(PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS); do \
+	  echo $$shared_lib >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list; \
+	done
+	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list || true
+	$(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $(PRIVATE_general_host_shared_libs_zip) \
+	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list
+
+general-tests-shared-libs: $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip)
+$(call dist-for-goals, general-tests-shared-libs, $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip))
+
+$(call declare-1p-container,$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip),)
+$(call declare-container-license-deps,$(general_tests_shared_libs_zip),$(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests),$(PRODUCT_OUT)/:/)
+
+intermediates_dir :=
+general_tests_shared_libs_zip :=
diff --git a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
index 37b16ad..d6fc072 100644
--- a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
@@ -37,64 +37,22 @@
 .PHONY: vts_kernel_ltp_tests
 vts_kernel_ltp_tests: $(copy_ltp_tests)
 
-# Filter shared entries between general-tests and device-tests's HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES,
-# to avoid warning about overriding commands.
-my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests := \
-  $(foreach m,$(filter $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
-	   $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES)),$(call word-colon,2,$(m)))
-my_general_tests_shared_lib_files := \
-  $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.device-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES),\
-	 $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES))
+general_tests_shared_libs_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests_host-shared-libs.zip
 
-my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests += $(call copy-many-files,$(my_general_tests_shared_lib_files))
-
-my_host_shared_lib_symlinks := \
-    $(filter $(COMPATIBILITY.host-unit-tests.SYMLINKS),\
-	$(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SYMLINKS))
-
-my_general_tests_symlinks := \
-    $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.camera-hal-tests.SYMLINKS),\
-    $(filter-out $(COMPATIBILITY.host-unit-tests.SYMLINKS),\
-	 $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SYMLINKS)))
-
-my_symlinks_for_general_tests := $(foreach f,$(my_general_tests_symlinks),\
-	$(strip $(eval _cmf_tuple := $(subst :, ,$(f))) \
-	$(eval _cmf_dep := $(word 1,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-	$(eval _cmf_src := $(word 2,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-	$(eval _cmf_dest := $(word 3,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-	$(call symlink-file,$(_cmf_dep),$(_cmf_src),$(_cmf_dest)) \
-	$(_cmf_dest)))
-
-# In this one directly take the overlap into the zip since we can't rewrite rules
-my_symlinks_for_general_tests += $(foreach f,$(my_host_shared_lib_symlinks),\
-        $(strip $(eval _cmf_tuple := $(subst :, ,$(f))) \
-        $(eval _cmf_dep := $(word 1,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-        $(eval _cmf_src := $(word 2,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-        $(eval _cmf_dest := $(word 3,$(_cmf_tuple))) \
-        $(_cmf_dest)))
-
+$(general_tests_zip) : $(general_tests_shared_libs_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : $(copy_ltp_tests)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_KERNEL_LTP_HOST_OUT := $(kernel_ltp_host_out)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_general_tests_list_zip := $(general_tests_list_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(general_tests_list_zip) $(general_tests_configs_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_TOOLS := $(general_tests_tools)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates_dir)
-$(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS := $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests)
-$(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_SYMLINKS := $(my_symlinks_for_general_tests)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_general_tests_configs_zip := $(general_tests_configs_zip)
-$(general_tests_zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests) $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SOONG_INSTALLED_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES) $(general_tests_tools) $(my_symlinks_for_general_tests) $(SOONG_ZIP)
+$(general_tests_zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SOONG_INSTALLED_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES) $(general_tests_tools) $(SOONG_ZIP)
 	rm -rf $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
 	rm -f $@ $(PRIVATE_general_tests_list_zip)
 	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools
 	echo $(sort $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.SOONG_INSTALLED_COMPATIBILITY_SUPPORT_FILES)) | tr " " "\n" > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
 	find $(PRIVATE_KERNEL_LTP_HOST_OUT) >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
-	for symlink in $(PRIVATE_SYMLINKS); do \
-	  echo $$symlink >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list; \
-	done
-	$(hide) for shared_lib in $(PRIVATE_HOST_SHARED_LIBS); do \
-	  echo $$shared_lib >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list; \
-	done
-	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/shared-libs.list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list || true
 	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list || true
 	grep $(TARGET_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/target.list || true
 	grep -e .*\\.config$$ $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-test-configs.list || true
@@ -104,7 +62,6 @@
 	  -P host -C $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -D $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools \
 	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list \
 	  -P target -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/target.list \
-	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-shared-libs.list \
 	  -sha256
 	$(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $(PRIVATE_general_tests_configs_zip) \
 	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host-test-configs.list \
@@ -125,8 +82,3 @@
 general_tests_list_zip :=
 general_tests_configs_zip :=
 general_tests_shared_libs_zip :=
-my_host_shared_lib_for_general_tests :=
-my_symlinks_for_general_tests :=
-my_general_tests_shared_lib_files :=
-my_general_tests_symlinks :=
-my_host_shared_lib_symlinks :=