diff --git a/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk b/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk
index 5d0b5bf..b2a3d64 100644
--- a/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk
+++ b/core/dpi_specific_apk.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 $(built_dpi_apk) : $(R_file_stamp)
 $(built_dpi_apk) : $(all_library_res_package_export_deps)
 $(built_dpi_apk) : $(private_key) $(certificate) $(SIGNAPK_JAR)
-$(built_dpi_apk) : $(AAPT) | $(ZIPALIGN)
+$(built_dpi_apk) : $(AAPT)
 $(built_dpi_apk) : $(all_res_assets) $(jni_shared_libraries) $(full_android_manifest)
 	@echo "target Package: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_ARCHIVE),\
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 endif
 endif
 	$(sign-package)
-	$(align-package)
 
 # Set up global variables to register this apk to the higher-level dependency graph.
 ALL_MODULES += $(dpi_apk_name)
diff --git a/core/package_internal.mk b/core/package_internal.mk
index cb77e76..f5a00e5 100644
--- a/core/package_internal.mk
+++ b/core/package_internal.mk
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     $(LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CERTIFICATES), $(c).x509.pem $(c).pk8)
 
 # Define the rule to build the actual package.
-$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(AAPT) | $(ZIPALIGN)
+$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(AAPT)
 # PRIVATE_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES is a list of <abi>:<path_of_built_lib>.
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): PRIVATE_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(jni_shared_libraries_with_abis)
 # PRIVATE_JNI_SHARED_LIBRARIES_ABI is a list of ABI names.
@@ -439,8 +439,6 @@
 endif
 endif
 	$(sign-package)
-	@# Alignment must happen after all other zip operations.
-	$(align-package)
 
 ###############################
 ## Build dpi-specific apks, if it's apps_only build.
@@ -475,7 +473,7 @@
 installed_apk_splits := $(foreach s,$(my_split_suffixes),$(my_module_path)/$(LOCAL_MODULE)_$(s).apk)
 
 # The splits should have been built in the same command building the base apk.
-# This rule just runs signing and zipalign etc.
+# This rule just runs signing.
 # Note that we explicily check the existence of the split apk and remove the
 # built base apk if the split apk isn't there.
 # That way the build system will rerun the aapt after the user changes the splitting parameters.
@@ -487,7 +485,6 @@
 	  rm $<; exit 1; \
 	fi
 	$(sign-package)
-	$(align-package)
 
 # Rules to install the splits
 $(installed_apk_splits) : $(my_module_path)/$(LOCAL_MODULE)_%.apk : $(built_module_path)/package_%.apk | $(ACP)
diff --git a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
index aec08ed..9ff348c 100644
--- a/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -224,8 +224,10 @@
 endif
 endif
 	$(sign-package)
-endif
+	# No need for align-package because sign-package takes care of alignment
+else
 	$(align-package)
+endif
 
 ###############################
 ## Rule to build the odex file
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@
 built_apk_splits := $(addprefix $(built_module_path)/,$(notdir $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_SPLITS)))
 installed_apk_splits := $(addprefix $(my_module_path)/,$(notdir $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_SPLITS)))
 
-# Rules to sign and zipalign the split apks.
+# Rules to sign the split apks.
 my_src_dir := $(sort $(dir $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_SPLITS)))
 ifneq (1,$(words $(my_src_dir)))
 $(error You must put all the split source apks in the same folder: $(LOCAL_PACKAGE_SPLITS))
@@ -253,7 +255,6 @@
 $(built_apk_splits) : $(built_module_path)/%.apk : $(my_src_dir)/%.apk | $(ACP)
 	$(copy-file-to-new-target)
 	$(sign-package)
-	$(align-package)
 
 # Rules to install the split apks.
 $(installed_apk_splits) : $(my_module_path)/%.apk : $(built_module_path)/%.apk | $(ACP)