diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 28250b41d2..3e40a0268e 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -323,6 +323,12 @@ endif
 SDK_HOST_ARCH := x86
 TARGET_OS := linux
 
+# Some board configuration files use $(PRODUCT_OUT)
+TARGET_OUT_ROOT := $(OUT_DIR)/target
+TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT := $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/product
+PRODUCT_OUT := $(TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT)/$(TARGET_DEVICE)
+.KATI_READONLY := TARGET_OUT_ROOT TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT PRODUCT_OUT
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/board_config.mk
 
 # the target build type defaults to release
@@ -335,11 +341,9 @@ endif
 
 SOONG_OUT_DIR := $(OUT_DIR)/soong
 
-TARGET_OUT_ROOT := $(OUT_DIR)/target
-
 HOST_OUT_ROOT := $(OUT_DIR)/host
 
-.KATI_READONLY := SOONG_OUT_DIR TARGET_OUT_ROOT HOST_OUT_ROOT
+.KATI_READONLY := SOONG_OUT_DIR HOST_OUT_ROOT
 
 # We want to avoid two host bin directories in multilib build.
 HOST_OUT := $(HOST_OUT_ROOT)/$(HOST_OS)-$(HOST_PREBUILT_ARCH)
@@ -351,14 +355,10 @@ HOST_CROSS_OUT := $(HOST_OUT_ROOT)/$(HOST_CROSS_OS)-$(HOST_CROSS_ARCH)
 
 .KATI_READONLY := HOST_OUT SOONG_HOST_OUT HOST_CROSS_OUT
 
-TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT := $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/product
-
 TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT := $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/common
 HOST_COMMON_OUT_ROOT := $(HOST_OUT_ROOT)/common
 
-PRODUCT_OUT := $(TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT)/$(TARGET_DEVICE)
-
-.KATI_READONLY := TARGET_PRODUCT_OUT_ROOT TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT HOST_COMMON_OUT_ROOT PRODUCT_OUT
+.KATI_READONLY := TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT HOST_COMMON_OUT_ROOT
 
 OUT_DOCS := $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/docs
 OUT_NDK_DOCS := $(TARGET_COMMON_OUT_ROOT)/ndk-docs