diff --git a/core/tasks/cts.mk b/core/tasks/cts.mk
index 9154f32cf..b2fb79ea5 100644
--- a/core/tasks/cts.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/cts.mk
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ CTS_CORE_CASES := $(foreach pkg,$(CTS_CORE_CASE_LIST),$(call intermediates-dir-f
 CTS_CASE_LIST := $(CTS_CORE_CASE_LIST) $(CTS_TEST_CASE_LIST)
 
 DEFAULT_TEST_PLAN := $(cts_dir)/$(cts_name)/resource/plans
-
+CTS_TEST_CASE_LIST_FILES := $(foreach c, $(CTS_TEST_CASE_LIST), $(call intermediates-dir-for,APPS,$(c))/package.apk)
 $(cts_dir)/all_cts_files_stamp: PRIVATE_JUNIT_HOST_JAR := $(junit_host_jar)
-
-$(cts_dir)/all_cts_files_stamp: $(CTS_CORE_CASES) $(CTS_TEST_CASES) $(CTS_TEST_CASE_LIST) $(junit_host_jar) $(HOSTTESTLIB_JAR) $(CTS_HOST_LIBRARY_JARS) $(TF_JAR) $(VMTESTSTF_JAR) $(CTS_TF_JAR) $(CTS_TF_EXEC_PATH) $(CTS_TF_README_PATH) $(ACP)
+$(cts_dir)/all_cts_files_stamp: $(CTS_CORE_CASES) $(CTS_TEST_CASES) $(CTS_TEST_CASE_LIST_FILES) $(junit_host_jar) $(HOSTTESTLIB_JAR) $(CTS_HOST_LIBRARY_JARS) $(TF_JAR) $(VMTESTSTF_JAR) $(CTS_TF_JAR) $(CTS_TF_EXEC_PATH) $(CTS_TF_README_PATH) $(ACP)
 # Make necessary directory for CTS
 	$(hide) rm -rf $(PRIVATE_CTS_DIR)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(TMP_DIR)
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ $(DEFAULT_TEST_PLAN): $(cts_dir)/all_cts_files_stamp $(cts_tools_src_dir)/utils/
 	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $(CTS_CORE_XMLS) $(CTS_TEST_XMLS) $(CORE_VM_TEST_TF_DESC) $(PRIVATE_DIR)/repository/testcases
 	$(hide) $(cts_tools_src_dir)/utils/buildCts.py cts/tests/tests/ $(PRIVATE_DIR) $(TMP_DIR) \
 		$(TOP) $(HOST_OUT_JAVA_LIBRARIES)/descGen.jar
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && touch $@
 
 # Package CTS and clean up.
 #