diff --git a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
index bb2a885e2c..b28f8ef714 100644
--- a/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/general-tests.mk
@@ -14,20 +14,27 @@
 
 .PHONY: general-tests
 
+general_tests_tools := \
+    $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/cts-tradefed.jar \
+    $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/compatibility-host-util.jar \
+
 intermediates_dir := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,general-tests)
 general_tests_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests.zip
 # Create an artifact to include a list of test config files in general-tests.
 general_tests_list_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/general-tests_list.zip
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_general_tests_list_zip := $(general_tests_list_zip)
 $(general_tests_zip) : .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(general_tests_list_zip)
+$(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_TOOLS := $(general_tests_tools)
 $(general_tests_zip) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates_dir)
-$(general_tests_zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(SOONG_ZIP)
+$(general_tests_zip) : $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES) $(general_tests_tools) $(SOONG_ZIP)
 	rm -rf $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
-	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools
 	echo $(sort $(COMPATIBILITY.general-tests.FILES)) | tr " " "\n" > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list
 	grep $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list || true
 	grep $(TARGET_OUT_TESTCASES) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/list > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/target.list || true
+	cp -fp $(PRIVATE_TOOLS) $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools/
 	$(SOONG_ZIP) -d -o $@ \
+	  -P host -C $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR) -D $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/tools \
 	  -P host -C $(HOST_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list \
 	  -P target -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) -l $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/target.list
 	grep -e .*.config$$ $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/host.list | sed s%$(HOST_OUT)%host%g > $(PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)/general-tests_list
@@ -38,5 +45,6 @@ general-tests: $(general_tests_zip)
 $(call dist-for-goals, general-tests, $(general_tests_zip) $(general_tests_list_zip))
 
 intermediates_dir :=
+general_tests_tools :=
 general_tests_zip :=
 general_tests_list_zip :=