diff --git a/android/makevars.go b/android/makevars.go
index aba4cce..0acd0f6 100644
--- a/android/makevars.go
+++ b/android/makevars.go
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/pathtools"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
@@ -84,6 +83,11 @@
 	// builder whenever a file matching the pattern as added or removed, without rerunning if a
 	// file that does not match the pattern is added to a searched directory.
 	GlobWithDeps(pattern string, excludes []string) ([]string, error)
+
+	// Phony creates a phony rule in Make, which will allow additional DistForGoal
+	// dependencies to be added to it.  Phony can be called on the same name multiple
+	// times to add additional dependencies.
+	Phony(names string, deps ...Path)
 }
 
 var _ PathContext = MakeVarsContext(nil)
@@ -130,9 +134,10 @@
 
 type makeVarsContext struct {
 	SingletonContext
-	config Config
-	pctx   PackageContext
-	vars   []makeVarsVariable
+	config  Config
+	pctx    PackageContext
+	vars    []makeVarsVariable
+	phonies []phony
 }
 
 var _ MakeVarsContext = &makeVarsContext{}
@@ -144,6 +149,11 @@
 	strict bool
 }
 
+type phony struct {
+	name string
+	deps []string
+}
+
 func (s *makeVarsSingleton) GenerateBuildActions(ctx SingletonContext) {
 	if !ctx.Config().EmbeddedInMake() {
 		return
@@ -152,11 +162,15 @@
 	outFile := absolutePath(PathForOutput(ctx,
 		"make_vars"+proptools.String(ctx.Config().productVariables.Make_suffix)+".mk").String())
 
+	lateOutFile := absolutePath(PathForOutput(ctx,
+		"late"+proptools.String(ctx.Config().productVariables.Make_suffix)+".mk").String())
+
 	if ctx.Failed() {
 		return
 	}
 
 	vars := []makeVarsVariable{}
+	var phonies []phony
 	for _, provider := range makeVarsProviders {
 		mctx := &makeVarsContext{
 			SingletonContext: ctx,
@@ -166,6 +180,7 @@
 		provider.call(mctx)
 
 		vars = append(vars, mctx.vars...)
+		phonies = append(phonies, mctx.phonies...)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.Failed() {
@@ -174,17 +189,16 @@
 
 	outBytes := s.writeVars(vars)
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat(absolutePath(outFile)); err == nil {
-		if data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(absolutePath(outFile)); err == nil {
-			if bytes.Equal(data, outBytes) {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(absolutePath(outFile), outBytes, 0666); err != nil {
+	if err := pathtools.WriteFileIfChanged(outFile, outBytes, 0666); err != nil {
 		ctx.Errorf(err.Error())
 	}
+
+	lateOutBytes := s.writeLate(phonies)
+
+	if err := pathtools.WriteFileIfChanged(lateOutFile, lateOutBytes, 0666); err != nil {
+		ctx.Errorf(err.Error())
+	}
+
 }
 
 func (s *makeVarsSingleton) writeVars(vars []makeVarsVariable) []byte {
@@ -263,6 +277,26 @@
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(buf, "\nsoong-compare-var :=")
 
+	fmt.Fprintln(buf)
+
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func (s *makeVarsSingleton) writeLate(phonies []phony) []byte {
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	fmt.Fprint(buf, `# Autogenerated file
+
+# Values written by Soong read after parsing all Android.mk files.
+
+
+`)
+
+	for _, phony := range phonies {
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, ".PHONY: %s\n", phony.name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s: %s\n", phony.name, strings.Join(phony.deps, "\\\n  "))
+	}
+
 	return buf.Bytes()
 }
 
@@ -299,6 +333,10 @@
 	c.addVariableRaw(name, value, strict, sort)
 }
 
+func (c *makeVarsContext) addPhony(name string, deps []string) {
+	c.phonies = append(c.phonies, phony{name, deps})
+}
+
 func (c *makeVarsContext) Strict(name, ninjaStr string) {
 	c.addVariable(name, ninjaStr, true, false)
 }
@@ -318,3 +356,7 @@
 func (c *makeVarsContext) CheckRaw(name, value string) {
 	c.addVariableRaw(name, value, false, false)
 }
+
+func (c *makeVarsContext) Phony(name string, deps ...Path) {
+	c.addPhony(name, Paths(deps).Strings())
+}