diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index d0909f166..1757f1cd6 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func (binary *binaryDecorator) link(ctx ModuleContext,
 
 	objs.coverageFiles = append(objs.coverageFiles, deps.StaticLibObjs.coverageFiles...)
 	objs.coverageFiles = append(objs.coverageFiles, deps.WholeStaticLibObjs.coverageFiles...)
-	binary.coverageOutputFile = TransformCoverageFilesToLib(ctx, objs, builderFlags, binary.getStem(ctx))
+	binary.coverageOutputFile = TransformCoverageFilesToZip(ctx, objs, binary.getStem(ctx))
 
 	// Need to determine symlinks early since some targets (ie APEX) need this
 	// information but will not call 'install'
diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index 7cf5c291f..3a8afc0d8 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ var (
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
 			Command: "gunzip -c $in > $out",
 		})
+
+	zip = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("zip",
+		blueprint.RuleParams{
+			Command:        "cat $out.rsp | tr ' ' '\\n' | tr -d \\' | sort -u > ${out}.tmp && ${SoongZipCmd} -o ${out} -C $$OUT_DIR -l ${out}.tmp",
+			CommandDeps:    []string{"${SoongZipCmd}"},
+			Rspfile:        "$out.rsp",
+			RspfileContent: "$in",
+		})
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -240,6 +248,8 @@ func init() {
 		// Darwin doesn't have /proc
 		pctx.StaticVariable("relPwd", "")
 	}
+
+	pctx.HostBinToolVariable("SoongZipCmd", "soong_zip")
 }
 
 type builderFlags struct {
@@ -883,13 +893,18 @@ func TransformDarwinStrip(ctx android.ModuleContext, inputFile android.Path,
 	})
 }
 
-func TransformCoverageFilesToLib(ctx android.ModuleContext,
-	inputs Objects, flags builderFlags, baseName string) android.OptionalPath {
+func TransformCoverageFilesToZip(ctx android.ModuleContext,
+	inputs Objects, baseName string) android.OptionalPath {
 
 	if len(inputs.coverageFiles) > 0 {
-		outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, baseName+".gcnodir")
+		outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, baseName+".zip")
 
-		TransformObjToStaticLib(ctx, inputs.coverageFiles, flags, outputFile, nil)
+		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
+			Rule:        zip,
+			Description: "zip " + outputFile.Base(),
+			Inputs:      inputs.coverageFiles,
+			Output:      outputFile,
+		})
 
 		return android.OptionalPathForPath(outputFile)
 	}
diff --git a/cc/library.go b/cc/library.go
index 725208ac3..fab583753 100644
--- a/cc/library.go
+++ b/cc/library.go
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkStatic(ctx ModuleContext,
 
 	TransformObjToStaticLib(ctx, library.objects.objFiles, builderFlags, outputFile, objs.tidyFiles)
 
-	library.coverageOutputFile = TransformCoverageFilesToLib(ctx, library.objects, builderFlags,
+	library.coverageOutputFile = TransformCoverageFilesToZip(ctx, library.objects,
 		ctx.ModuleName()+library.MutatedProperties.VariantName)
 
 	library.wholeStaticMissingDeps = ctx.GetMissingDependencies()
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ func (library *libraryDecorator) linkShared(ctx ModuleContext,
 	objs.sAbiDumpFiles = append(objs.sAbiDumpFiles, deps.StaticLibObjs.sAbiDumpFiles...)
 	objs.sAbiDumpFiles = append(objs.sAbiDumpFiles, deps.WholeStaticLibObjs.sAbiDumpFiles...)
 
-	library.coverageOutputFile = TransformCoverageFilesToLib(ctx, objs, builderFlags, library.getLibName(ctx))
+	library.coverageOutputFile = TransformCoverageFilesToZip(ctx, objs, library.getLibName(ctx))
 	library.linkSAbiDumpFiles(ctx, objs, fileName, ret)
 
 	return ret