diff --git a/android/defs.go b/android/defs.go
index ec8dcf9..cd8b4e3 100644
--- a/android/defs.go
+++ b/android/defs.go
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@
 		},
 		"cpFlags")
 
+	CpExecutable = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("CpExecutable",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:     "rm -f $out && cp $cpPreserveSymlinks $cpFlags $in $out && chmod +x $out",
+			Description: "cp $out",
+		},
+		"cpFlags")
+
 	// A timestamp touch rule.
 	Touch = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("Touch",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
diff --git a/android/module.go b/android/module.go
index 3a3d173..fb2e703 100644
--- a/android/module.go
+++ b/android/module.go
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
 	ExpandSourcesSubDir(srcFiles, excludes []string, subDir string) Paths
 	Glob(globPattern string, excludes []string) Paths
 
-	InstallFile(installPath OutputPath, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath
-	InstallFileName(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath
+	InstallExecutable(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath
+	InstallFile(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath
 	InstallSymlink(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath OutputPath) OutputPath
 	CheckbuildFile(srcPath Path)
 
@@ -717,8 +717,18 @@
 	return false
 }
 
-func (a *androidModuleContext) InstallFileName(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
+func (a *androidModuleContext) InstallFile(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
 	deps ...Path) OutputPath {
+	return a.installFile(installPath, name, srcPath, Cp, deps)
+}
+
+func (a *androidModuleContext) InstallExecutable(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
+	deps ...Path) OutputPath {
+	return a.installFile(installPath, name, srcPath, CpExecutable, deps)
+}
+
+func (a *androidModuleContext) installFile(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath Path,
+	rule blueprint.Rule, deps []Path) OutputPath {
 
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(a, name)
 	a.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(a, fullInstallPath, false)
@@ -738,7 +748,7 @@
 		}
 
 		a.ModuleBuild(pctx, ModuleBuildParams{
-			Rule:        Cp,
+			Rule:        rule,
 			Description: "install " + fullInstallPath.Base(),
 			Output:      fullInstallPath,
 			Input:       srcPath,
@@ -753,10 +763,6 @@
 	return fullInstallPath
 }
 
-func (a *androidModuleContext) InstallFile(installPath OutputPath, srcPath Path, deps ...Path) OutputPath {
-	return a.InstallFileName(installPath, filepath.Base(srcPath.String()), srcPath, deps...)
-}
-
 func (a *androidModuleContext) InstallSymlink(installPath OutputPath, name string, srcPath OutputPath) OutputPath {
 	fullInstallPath := installPath.Join(a, name)
 	a.module.base().hooks.runInstallHooks(a, fullInstallPath, true)