diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index a1455d465..000000000
--- a/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
-
-# We're relocating the build project to a subdirectory, then using symlinks
-# to expose the subdirectories where they used to be. If the manifest hasn't
-# been updated, we need to include all the subdirectories.
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_PATH),build)
-include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
-endif
diff --git a/target/Android.mk b/target/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9929b0096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 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.
+#
+
+LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
+
+# Only if this Android.mk was included not by a symlink should it be used.
+# This facilitates the transition away from symlinks: b/64397960
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_PATH),build/make/target)
+include $(call first-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
+endif
diff --git a/tools/Android.mk b/tools/Android.mk
index 9073ac3a2..c05d68155 100644
--- a/tools/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/Android.mk
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 
+# Only if this Android.mk was included not by a symlink should it be used.
+# This facilitates the transition away from symlinks: b/64397960
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_PATH),build/make/tools)
 include $(call all-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))
+endif