diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 3fef1e486f..998cb0d3fd 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -979,6 +979,11 @@ ifneq (,$(LOCAL_SOONG_INSTALLED_MODULE))
       $(my_init_rc_pairs) \
       $(my_test_data_pairs) \
       $(my_vintf_pairs))
+  # Store the list of vintf/init_rc as order-only dependencies
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).ORDERONLY_INSTALLED := \
+    $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).ORDERONLY_INSTALLED) \
+      $(my_init_rc_installed) \
+      $(my_vintf_installed))
 else ifneq (true,$(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE))
   ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED := \
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED) \
@@ -988,6 +993,10 @@ else ifneq (true,$(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE))
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT_INSTALLED) \
     $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE):$(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE) \
     $(my_init_rc_pairs) $(my_test_data_pairs) $(my_vintf_pairs))
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).ORDERONLY_INSTALLED := \
+    $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).ORDERONLY_INSTALLED) \
+      $(my_init_rc_installed) \
+      $(my_vintf_installed))
 endif
 ifdef LOCAL_PICKUP_FILES
 # Files or directories ready to pick up by the build system
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 5a591f914f..058a1a8f87 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -810,12 +810,14 @@ $(call add-all-host-cross-to-host-cross-required-modules-deps)
 
 # Sets up dependencies such that whenever a target module is installed,
 # any other target modules listed in $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).REQUIRED_FROM_TARGET) will also be installed
+# This doesn't apply to ORDERONLY_INSTALLED items.
 define add-all-target-to-target-required-modules-deps
 $(foreach m,$(ALL_MODULES), \
   $(eval r := $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).REQUIRED_FROM_TARGET)) \
   $(if $(r), \
     $(eval r := $(call module-installed-files,$(r))) \
     $(eval t_m := $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/%, $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED))) \
+    $(eval t_m := $(filter-out $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).ORDERONLY_INSTALLED), $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED))) \
     $(eval t_r := $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/%, $(r))) \
     $(eval t_r := $(filter-out $(t_m), $(t_r))) \
     $(if $(t_m), $(eval $(call add-required-deps, $(t_m),$(t_r)))) \