diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 32cf5d80f8..179aa2bdd2 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ ifeq (true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY))
 INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS += $(BUILD_VERITY_TREE) $(APPEND2SIMG) $(VERITY_SIGNER)
 endif
 
-SELINUX_FC := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/file_contexts
+SELINUX_FC := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/file_contexts.bin
 INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS += $(SELINUX_FC)
 
 # $(1): the path of the output dictionary file
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ endif
 	$(hide) $(ACP) $(APKCERTS_FILE) $(zip_root)/META/apkcerts.txt
 	$(hide) if test -e $(tool_extensions)/releasetools.py; then $(ACP) $(tool_extensions)/releasetools.py $(zip_root)/META/; fi
 	$(hide) echo "$(PRODUCT_OTA_PUBLIC_KEYS)" > $(zip_root)/META/otakeys.txt
-	$(hide) $(ACP) $(SELINUX_FC) $(zip_root)/META/file_contexts
+	$(hide) $(ACP) $(SELINUX_FC) $(zip_root)/META/file_contexts.bin
 	$(hide) echo "recovery_api_version=$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_API_VERSION)" > $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "fstab_version=$(PRIVATE_RECOVERY_FSTAB_VERSION)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 ifdef BOARD_FLASH_BLOCK_SIZE
diff --git a/target/product/embedded.mk b/target/product/embedded.mk
index c40de4f8a5..468fbe5431 100644
--- a/target/product/embedded.mk
+++ b/target/product/embedded.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
 # SELinux packages
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     sepolicy \
-    file_contexts \
+    file_contexts.bin \
     seapp_contexts \
     property_contexts \
     mac_permissions.xml \
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 764a8908b5..3bcaa5f95b 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -157,16 +157,16 @@ def LoadInfoDict(input_file, input_dir=None):
   # are doing repacking. Redirect those properties to the actual files in the
   # unzipped directory.
   if input_dir is not None:
-    # We carry a copy of file_contexts under META/. If not available, search
-    # BOOT/RAMDISK/. Note that sometimes we may need a different file_contexts
+    # We carry a copy of file_contexts.bin under META/. If not available,
+    # search BOOT/RAMDISK/. Note that sometimes we may need a different file
     # to build images than the one running on device, such as when enabling
     # system_root_image. In that case, we must have the one for image
     # generation copied to META/.
-    fc_config = os.path.join(input_dir, "META", "file_contexts")
+    fc_config = os.path.join(input_dir, "META", "file_contexts.bin")
     if d.get("system_root_image") == "true":
       assert os.path.exists(fc_config)
     if not os.path.exists(fc_config):
-      fc_config = os.path.join(input_dir, "BOOT", "RAMDISK", "file_contexts")
+      fc_config = os.path.join(input_dir, "BOOT", "RAMDISK", "file_contexts.bin")
       if not os.path.exists(fc_config):
         fc_config = None
 
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
index e40d06ae65..9ab8cb330c 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ else if get_stage("%(bcb_dev)s") == "3/3" then
   if HasVendorPartition(input_zip):
     system_progress -= 0.1
 
-  # Place a copy of file_contexts into the OTA package which will be used by
-  # the recovery program.
+  # Place a copy of file_contexts.bin into the OTA package which will be used
+  # by the recovery program.
   if "selinux_fc" in OPTIONS.info_dict:
     WritePolicyConfig(OPTIONS.info_dict["selinux_fc"], output_zip)