diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 73acac9ea..d868e2226 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ BUILD_HOST_JAVA_LIBRARY:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_java_library.mk
 BUILD_DROIDDOC:= $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/droiddoc.mk
 BUILD_COPY_HEADERS := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/copy_headers.mk
 BUILD_NATIVE_TEST := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/native_test.mk
+BUILD_NATIVE_BENCHMARK := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/native_benchmark.mk
 BUILD_HOST_NATIVE_TEST := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/host_native_test.mk
 BUILD_NOTICE_FILE := $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/notice_files.mk
 
diff --git a/core/native_benchmark.mk b/core/native_benchmark.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..431e40a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/native_benchmark.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+###########################################
+## A thin wrapper around BUILD_EXECUTABLE
+## Common flags for native benchmarks are added.
+###########################################
+
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libbenchmark
+
+ifndef LOCAL_MODULE_PATH
+LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_DATA_NATIVE_TESTS)/$(LOCAL_MODULE)
+endif
+
+include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)