diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 7504687bab..79255caecf 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2328,12 +2328,12 @@ ifeq ($(BUILDING_RAMDISK_IMAGE),true)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # vendor debug ramdisk
 # Combines vendor ramdisk files and debug ramdisk files to build the vendor debug ramdisk.
-INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor-ramdisk-debug.cpio$(RAMDISK_EXT)
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(INTERNAL_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES)
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): VENDOR_RAMDISK_DIR := $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)
+INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,vendor_boot-debug)/vendor-ramdisk-debug.cpio$(RAMDISK_EXT)
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(INTERNAL_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES)
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): VENDOR_RAMDISK_DIR := $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT)
 
 ifeq (true,$(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT))
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DIR := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DIR := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)
 endif
 
 INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/%, \
@@ -2344,14 +2344,15 @@ INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES := $(filter $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OU
 # if BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT is true. Otherwise, it will be $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_debug_ramdisk.
 # But the path of $(VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR) to build the vendor debug ramdisk, is always
 # $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_debug_ramdisk.
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_debug_ramdisk
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/debug_ramdisk
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_debug_ramdisk
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
+$(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
 	$(call pretty,"Target vendor debug ram disk: $@")
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)
 	touch $(TARGET_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_OUT)/force_debuggable
 	$(foreach debug_file,$(DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES), \
-	  cp -f $(debug_file) $(subst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/debug_ramdisk,$(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor_debug_ramdisk,$(debug_file)) &&) true
+	  cp -f $(debug_file) $(patsubst $(DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR)/%,$(VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR)/%,$(debug_file)) &&) true
 	$(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(VENDOR_RAMDISK_DIR) $(VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR) $(PRIVATE_ADDITIONAL_DIR) | $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND) > $@
 
 INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/installed-files-vendor-ramdisk-debug.txt
@@ -2361,7 +2362,7 @@ $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK): VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_DIR := $(PROD
 
 # The vendor debug ramdisk will rsync from $(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT) and $(INTERNAL_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES),
 # so we have to wait for the vendor debug ramdisk to be built before generating the installed file list.
-$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK): $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
+$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK): $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK): $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_FILES) $(FILESLIST) $(FILESLIST_UTIL)
 	echo Installed file list: $@
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
@@ -2392,10 +2393,10 @@ $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(AVBTOOL) $(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_BOOT_T
 endif
 
 # Depends on vendor_boot.img and vendor-ramdisk-debug.cpio.gz to build the new vendor_boot-debug.img
-$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
+$(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT_TARGETS)
 	$(call pretty,"Target vendor_boot debug image: $@")
-	$(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --vendor_ramdisk $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT_ARGS) --vendor_boot $@
+	$(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --vendor_ramdisk $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) $(INTERNAL_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT_ARGS) --vendor_boot $@
 	$(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 	$(if $(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_BOOT_KEY_PATH),$(call test-key-sign-vendor-bootimage,$@))
 
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 508ae19216..5ea95c8e6f 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1463,9 +1463,6 @@ ramdisk_debug: $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 .PHONY: ramdisk_test_harness
 ramdisk_test_harness: $(INSTALLED_TEST_HARNESS_RAMDISK_TARGET)
 
-.PHONY: vendor_ramdisk_debug
-vendor_ramdisk_debug: $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET)
-
 .PHONY: userdataimage
 userdataimage: $(INSTALLED_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET)
 
@@ -1545,7 +1542,6 @@ droidcore: $(filter $(HOST_OUT_ROOT)/%,$(modules_to_install)) \
     $(INSTALLED_BPTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-    $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_ODMIMAGE_TARGET) \
     $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DLKMIMAGE_TARGET) \
@@ -1730,7 +1726,6 @@ else ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_UNBUNDLED))
       $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK) \
       $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
       $(INSTALLED_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
-      $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
       $(INSTALLED_VENDOR_DEBUG_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
     )
     $(call dist-for-goals, bootimage_test_harness, \