diff --git a/filesystem/system_other.go b/filesystem/system_other.go
index 1c00dd3..5309e90 100644
--- a/filesystem/system_other.go
+++ b/filesystem/system_other.go
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
+var (
+	systemOtherPropFileTweaks = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("system_other_prop_file_tweaks", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command: `rm -rf $out && sed -e 's@^mount_point=/$$@mount_point=system_other@g' -e 's@^partition_name=system$$@partition_name=system_other@g' $in > $out`,
+	})
+)
+
 type SystemOtherImageProperties struct {
 	// The system_other image always requires a reference to the system image. The system_other
 	// partition gets built into the system partition's "b" slot in a/b partition builds. Thus, it
@@ -123,12 +129,23 @@
 	fec := ctx.Config().HostToolPath(ctx, "fec")
 	pathToolDirs := []string{filepath.Dir(fec.String())}
 
+	// In make, the exact same prop file is used for both system and system_other. However, I
+	// believe make goes through a different build_image code path that is based on the name of
+	// the output file. So it sees the output file is named system_other.img and makes some changes.
+	// We don't use that codepath, so make the changes manually to the prop file.
+	propFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "prop")
+	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+		Rule:   systemOtherPropFileTweaks,
+		Input:  systemInfo.BuildImagePropFile,
+		Output: propFile,
+	})
+
 	builder = android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
 	builder.Command().
 		Textf("PATH=%s:$PATH", strings.Join(pathToolDirs, ":")).
 		BuiltTool("build_image").
 		Text(stagingDir.String()). // input directory
-		Input(systemInfo.BuildImagePropFile).
+		Input(propFile).
 		Implicits(systemInfo.BuildImagePropFileDeps).
 		Implicit(fec).
 		Implicit(stagingDirTimestamp).
@@ -140,7 +157,7 @@
 	// Create a hermetic system_other.img with pinned timestamps
 	builder = android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
 	outputHermetic := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "for_target_files", "system_other.img")
-	outputHermeticPropFile := m.propFileForHermeticImg(ctx, builder, systemInfo.BuildImagePropFile)
+	outputHermeticPropFile := m.propFileForHermeticImg(ctx, builder, propFile)
 	builder.Command().
 		Textf("PATH=%s:$PATH", strings.Join(pathToolDirs, ":")).
 		BuiltTool("build_image").