diff --git a/android/makevars.go b/android/makevars.go
index f57ac4500..f92f4581e 100644
--- a/android/makevars.go
+++ b/android/makevars.go
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ EXTRA_INSTALL_ZIPS :=
 		fmt.Fprintln(buf)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, ".KATI_READONLY := EXTRA_INSTALL_ZIPS\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "$(KATI_visibility_prefix EXTRA_INSTALL_ZIPS,build/make/core/Makefile)\n")
 
 	for _, symlink := range symlinks {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s:", symlink.to.String())