diff --git a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
index 0daf446..5252394 100644
--- a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@
 # Create an artifact to include all shared librariy files in general-tests.
 general_tests_host_shared_libs_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests_host-shared-libs.zip
 
+# Copy kernel test modules to testcases directories
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/vts-kernel-tests.mk
+kernel_test_copy_pairs := \
+  $(call target-native-copy-pairs,$(kernel_test_modules),$(kernel_test_host_out))
+copy_kernel_tests := $(call copy-many-files,$(kernel_test_copy_pairs))
+
+# PHONY target to be used to build and test `vts_kernel_tests` without building full vts
+.PHONY: vts_kernel_tests
+vts_kernel_tests: $(copy_kernel_tests)
+
+$(general_tests_zip) : $(copy_kernel_tests)
+$(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_KERNEL_TEST_HOST_OUT := $(kernel_test_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_host_shared_libs_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_TOOLS := $(general_tests_tools)
@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@
 	rm -f $@ $(PRIVATE_general_tests_list_zip)
 	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools
 	echo $(sort $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES)) | tr " " "\n" > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
+	find $(PRIVATE_KERNEL_TEST_HOST_OUT) >> $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
 	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
diff --git a/core/tasks/tools/vts-kernel-tests.mk b/core/tasks/tools/vts-kernel-tests.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fbb589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tasks/tools/vts-kernel-tests.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+
+-include external/linux-kselftest/android/kselftest_test_list.mk
+-include external/ltp/android/ltp_package_list.mk
+
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/vts_package_utils.mk
+
+# Copy kernel test modules to testcases directories
+kernel_test_host_out := $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES)/vts_kernel_tests
+kernel_test_vts_out := $(HOST_OUT)/$(test_suite_name)/android-$(test_suite_name)/testcases/vts_kernel_tests
+kernel_test_modules := \
+    $(kselftest_modules) \
+    ltp \
+    $(ltp_packages)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
index befde87..5e1b5d5 100644
--- a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
@@ -12,35 +12,19 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
--include external/linux-kselftest/android/kselftest_test_list.mk
--include external/ltp/android/ltp_package_list.mk
-
-include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/vts_package_utils.mk
-
 test_suite_name := vts
 test_suite_tradefed := vts-tradefed
 test_suite_readme := test/vts/tools/vts-core-tradefed/README
 
-# Copy kernel test modules to testcases directories
-kernel_test_host_out := $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES)/vts_kernel_tests
-kernel_test_vts_out := $(HOST_OUT)/$(test_suite_name)/android-$(test_suite_name)/testcases/vts_kernel_tests
-kernel_test_modules := \
-    $(kselftest_modules) \
-    ltp \
-    $(ltp_packages)
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/vts-kernel-tests.mk
 
 kernel_test_copy_pairs := \
-  $(call target-native-copy-pairs,$(kernel_test_modules),$(kernel_test_vts_out)) \
-  $(call target-native-copy-pairs,$(kernel_test_modules),$(kernel_test_host_out))
+  $(call target-native-copy-pairs,$(kernel_test_modules),$(kernel_test_vts_out))
 
 copy_kernel_tests := $(call copy-many-files,$(kernel_test_copy_pairs))
 
 test_suite_extra_deps := $(copy_kernel_tests)
 
-# PHONY target to be used to build and test `vts_kernel_tests` without building full vts
-.PHONY: vts_kernel_tests
-vts_kernel_tests: $(copy_kernel_tests)
-
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
 
 .PHONY: vts