diff --git a/android/defs.go b/android/defs.go
index 9f3fb1e..4dd267a 100644
--- a/android/defs.go
+++ b/android/defs.go
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
 		},
 		"cpFlags", "extraCmds")
 
+	// A copy rule wrapped with bash.
+	CpWithBash = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("CpWithBash",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:     "/bin/bash -c \"rm -f $out && cp $cpFlags $cpPreserveSymlinks $in $out$extraCmds\"",
+			Description: "cp $out",
+		},
+		"cpFlags", "extraCmds")
+
 	// A copy rule that doesn't preserve symlinks.
 	CpNoPreserveSymlink = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("CpNoPreserveSymlink",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
@@ -74,6 +82,14 @@
 		},
 		"cpFlags", "extraCmds")
 
+	// A copy executable rule wrapped with bash
+	CpExecutableWithBash = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("CpExecutableWithBash",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:     "/bin/bash -c \"(rm -f $out && cp $cpFlags $cpPreserveSymlinks $in $out ) && (chmod +x $out$extraCmds )\"",
+			Description: "cp $out",
+		},
+		"cpFlags", "extraCmds")
+
 	// A timestamp touch rule.
 	Touch = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("Touch",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
@@ -89,6 +105,14 @@
 		},
 		"fromPath")
 
+	// A symlink rule wrapped with bash
+	SymlinkWithBash = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("SymlinkWithBash",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:     "/bin/bash -c \"rm -f $out && ln -sfn $fromPath $out\"",
+			Description: "symlink $out",
+		},
+		"fromPath")
+
 	ErrorRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("Error",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command:     `echo "$error" && false`,