diff --git a/core/tasks/tools/vts_package_utils.mk b/core/tasks/tools/vts_package_utils.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47bf29cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tasks/tools/vts_package_utils.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+# $(1): List of target native files to copy.
+# $(2): Copy destination directory.
+# Evaluates to a list of ":"-separated pairs src:dst.
+define target-native-copy-pairs
+$(foreach m,$(1),\
+  $(eval _built_files := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).BUILT_INSTALLED)\
+  $(ALL_MODULES.$(m)$(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX).BUILT_INSTALLED)))\
+  $(foreach i, $(_built_files),\
+    $(eval bui_ins := $(subst :,$(space),$(i)))\
+    $(eval ins := $(word 2,$(bui_ins)))\
+    $(if $(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ROOT)/%,$(ins)),\
+      $(eval bui := $(word 1,$(bui_ins)))\
+      $(eval my_copy_dest := $(patsubst data/%,DATA/%,\
+                               $(patsubst system/%,DATA/%,\
+                                   $(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$(ins)))))\
+      $(bui):$(2)/$(my_copy_dest))))
+endef
diff --git a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
index a3247da34..95c4d24a9 100644
--- a/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/vts-core-tests.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 -include external/linux-kselftest/android/kselftest_test_list.mk
 -include external/ltp/android/ltp_package_list.mk
 
+include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/tasks/tools/vts_package_utils.mk
+
 test_suite_name := vts
 test_suite_tradefed := vts-tradefed
 test_suite_readme := test/vts/tools/vts-core-tradefed/README