diff --git a/filesystem/system_image.go b/filesystem/system_image.go
index 1d24d6d..75abf70 100644
--- a/filesystem/system_image.go
+++ b/filesystem/system_image.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 	module := &systemImage{}
 	module.AddProperties(&module.properties)
 	module.filesystem.buildExtraFiles = module.buildExtraFiles
+	module.filesystem.filterPackagingSpecs = module.filterPackagingSpecs
 	initFilesystemModule(&module.filesystem)
 	return module
 }
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 
 	// we need "Module"s for packaging items
 	var otherModules []android.Module
-	deps := s.GatherPackagingSpecs(ctx)
+	deps := s.gatherFilteredPackagingSpecs(ctx)
 	ctx.WalkDeps(func(child, parent android.Module) bool {
 		for _, ps := range child.PackagingSpecs() {
 			if _, ok := deps[ps.RelPathInPackage()]; ok {
@@ -68,3 +69,14 @@
 	builder.Build("conv_linker_config", "Generate linker config protobuf "+output.String())
 	return output
 }
+
+// Filter the result of GatherPackagingSpecs to discard items targeting outside "system" partition.
+// Note that "apex" module installs its contents to "apex"(fake partition) as well
+// for symbol lookup by imitating "activated" paths.
+func (s *systemImage) filterPackagingSpecs(specs map[string]android.PackagingSpec) {
+	for k, ps := range specs {
+		if ps.Partition() != "system" {
+			delete(specs, k)
+		}
+	}
+}