diff --git a/android/aconfig_providers.go b/android/aconfig_providers.go
index 205b855..7185a89 100644
--- a/android/aconfig_providers.go
+++ b/android/aconfig_providers.go
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@
 	} else if base.ProductSpecific() {
 		container = "product"
 	} else if base.SystemExtSpecific() {
-		// system_ext and system partitions should be treated as one container
-		container = "system"
+		container = "system_ext"
 	}
 
 	return container
@@ -255,8 +254,7 @@
 	} else if commonInfo.ProductSpecific {
 		container = "product"
 	} else if commonInfo.SystemExtSpecific {
-		// system_ext and system partitions should be treated as one container
-		container = "system"
+		container = "system_ext"
 	}
 
 	return container