diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index c063f60a15..f82e861abf 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ HOST_OUT_SDK_ADDON := $(HOST_OUT)/sdk_addon
 HOST_OUT_NATIVE_TESTS := $(HOST_OUT)/nativetest64
 HOST_OUT_COVERAGE := $(HOST_OUT)/coverage
 HOST_OUT_TESTCASES := $(HOST_OUT)/testcases
+HOST_OUT_ETC := $(HOST_OUT)/etc
 .KATI_READONLY := \
   HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES \
   HOST_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES \
@@ -425,7 +426,8 @@ HOST_OUT_TESTCASES := $(HOST_OUT)/testcases
   HOST_OUT_SDK_ADDON \
   HOST_OUT_NATIVE_TESTS \
   HOST_OUT_COVERAGE \
-  HOST_OUT_TESTCASES
+  HOST_OUT_TESTCASES \
+  HOST_OUT_ETC
 
 HOST_CROSS_OUT_EXECUTABLES := $(HOST_CROSS_OUT)/bin
 HOST_CROSS_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(HOST_CROSS_OUT)/lib