diff --git a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
index 08663c24cd..4e83de5974 100644
--- a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
@@ -21,8 +21,28 @@ vts_test_artifact_paths :=
 # Some repo may not include vts project.
 -include test/vts/tools/build/tasks/framework/vts_for_core_suite.mk
 
+# Copy kernel test modules to testcases directories
+kernel_test_host_out := $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES)/vts_kernel_tests
+kernel_test_vts_out := $(HOST_OUT)/$(test_suite_name)/android-$(test_suite_name)/testcases/vts_kernel_tests
+kernel_test_modules := \
+    $(kselftest_modules) \
+    ltp \
+    $(ltp_packages)
+
+kernel_test_copy_pairs := \
+  $(call target-native-copy-pairs,$(kernel_test_modules),$(kernel_test_vts_out)) \
+  $(call target-native-copy-pairs,$(kernel_test_modules),$(kernel_test_host_out))
+
+copy_kernel_tests := $(call copy-many-files,$(kernel_test_copy_pairs))
+
+# PHONY target to be used to build and test `vts_kernel_tests` without building full vts
+.PHONY: vts_kernel_tests
+vts_kernel_tests: $(copy_kernel_tests)
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
 
+$(compatibility_zip): $(copy_kernel_tests)
+
 .PHONY: vts
 $(compatibility_zip): $(vts_test_artifact_paths)
 vts: $(compatibility_zip)