diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 3788721..14bf358 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -133,45 +133,46 @@
 # Build system internal files
 # ###############################################################
 
-BUILD_COMBOS:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/combo
+BUILD_COMBOS :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/combo
 
-CLEAR_VARS:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/clear_vars.mk
-BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_static_library.mk
-BUILD_HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_shared_library.mk
-BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_library.mk
-BUILD_HEADER_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/header_library.mk
-BUILD_AUX_STATIC_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/aux_static_library.mk
-BUILD_AUX_EXECUTABLE:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/aux_executable.mk
-BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shared_library.mk
-BUILD_EXECUTABLE:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/executable.mk
-BUILD_HOST_EXECUTABLE:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_executable.mk
-BUILD_PACKAGE:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/package.mk
-BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/phony_package.mk
-BUILD_RRO_PACKAGE:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/build_rro_package.mk
-BUILD_HOST_PREBUILT:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_prebuilt.mk
-BUILD_PREBUILT:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/prebuilt.mk
-BUILD_MULTI_PREBUILT:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/multi_prebuilt.mk
-BUILD_JAVA_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/java_library.mk
-BUILD_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_java_library.mk
-BUILD_HOST_JAVA_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_java_library.mk
-BUILD_COPY_HEADERS := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/copy_headers.mk
-BUILD_NATIVE_TEST := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/native_test.mk
-BUILD_NATIVE_BENCHMARK := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/native_benchmark.mk
-BUILD_HOST_NATIVE_TEST := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_native_test.mk
-BUILD_FUZZ_TEST := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/fuzz_test.mk
-BUILD_HOST_FUZZ_TEST := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_fuzz_test.mk
+CLEAR_VARS :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/clear_vars.mk
 
-BUILD_SHARED_TEST_LIBRARY := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shared_test_lib.mk
-BUILD_HOST_SHARED_TEST_LIBRARY := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_shared_test_lib.mk
-BUILD_STATIC_TEST_LIBRARY := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_test_lib.mk
-BUILD_HOST_STATIC_TEST_LIBRARY := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_static_test_lib.mk
+BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_static_library.mk
+BUILD_HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_shared_library.mk
+BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_library.mk
+BUILD_HEADER_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/header_library.mk
+BUILD_AUX_STATIC_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/aux_static_library.mk
+BUILD_AUX_EXECUTABLE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/aux_executable.mk
+BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shared_library.mk
+BUILD_EXECUTABLE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/executable.mk
+BUILD_HOST_EXECUTABLE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_executable.mk
+BUILD_PACKAGE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/package.mk
+BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/phony_package.mk
+BUILD_RRO_PACKAGE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/build_rro_package.mk
+BUILD_HOST_PREBUILT :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_prebuilt.mk
+BUILD_PREBUILT :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/prebuilt.mk
+BUILD_MULTI_PREBUILT :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/multi_prebuilt.mk
+BUILD_JAVA_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/java_library.mk
+BUILD_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_java_library.mk
+BUILD_HOST_JAVA_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_java_library.mk
+BUILD_COPY_HEADERS :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/copy_headers.mk
+BUILD_NATIVE_TEST :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/native_test.mk
+BUILD_NATIVE_BENCHMARK :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/native_benchmark.mk
+BUILD_HOST_NATIVE_TEST :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_native_test.mk
+BUILD_FUZZ_TEST :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/fuzz_test.mk
+BUILD_HOST_FUZZ_TEST :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_fuzz_test.mk
 
-BUILD_NOTICE_FILE := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/notice_files.mk
-BUILD_HOST_DALVIK_JAVA_LIBRARY := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
-BUILD_HOST_DALVIK_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
+BUILD_SHARED_TEST_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shared_test_lib.mk
+BUILD_HOST_SHARED_TEST_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_shared_test_lib.mk
+BUILD_STATIC_TEST_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/static_test_lib.mk
+BUILD_HOST_STATIC_TEST_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_static_test_lib.mk
 
-BUILD_HOST_TEST_CONFIG := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_test_config.mk
-BUILD_TARGET_TEST_CONFIG := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/target_test_config.mk
+BUILD_NOTICE_FILE :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/notice_files.mk
+BUILD_HOST_DALVIK_JAVA_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_dalvik_java_library.mk
+BUILD_HOST_DALVIK_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_dalvik_static_java_library.mk
+
+BUILD_HOST_TEST_CONFIG :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_test_config.mk
+BUILD_TARGET_TEST_CONFIG :=$= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/target_test_config.mk
 
 # ###############################################################
 # Parse out any modifier targets.