diff --git a/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh b/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh
index 5cc90cf06c..9b5415be38 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh
@@ -18,19 +18,12 @@ function finalize_sdk_rel() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
-    # default target to modify tree and build SDK
-    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug DIST_DIR=out/dist"
-
     # revert droidstubs hack now we are switching to REL
     revert_droidstubs_hack
 
     # let the apps built with pre-release SDK parse
     apply_prerelease_sdk_hack
 
-    # adb keys
-    $m adb
-    LOGNAME=android-eng HOSTNAME=google.com "$top/out/host/linux-x86/bin/adb" keygen "$top/vendor/google/security/adb/${FINAL_PLATFORM_VERSION}.adb_key"
-
     # build/make/core/version_defaults.mk
     sed -i -e "s/PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME.${FINAL_BUILD_PREFIX} := .*/PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME.${FINAL_BUILD_PREFIX} := REL/g" "$top/build/make/core/version_defaults.mk"
 
diff --git a/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh b/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh
index f614fc11b9..2b77c5dbbd 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/localonly-finalize-mainline-sdk.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ function finalize_locally_mainline_sdk() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
+    # default target to modify tree and build SDK
+    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug DIST_DIR=out/dist"
+
+    # adb keys
+    $m adb
+    LOGNAME=android-eng HOSTNAME=google.com "$top/out/host/linux-x86/bin/adb" keygen "$top/vendor/google/security/adb/${FINAL_PLATFORM_VERSION}.adb_key"
+
     # Build Platform SDKs.
     $top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=sdk TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug sdk dist sdk_repo DIST_DIR=out/dist