diff --git a/CleanSpec.mk b/CleanSpec.mk
index b9f6e1390..9d3fc23c0 100644
--- a/CleanSpec.mk
+++ b/CleanSpec.mk
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/JAVA_LIBRARIES/
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(HOST_OUT_TESTCASES))
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(TARGET_OUT_TESTCASES))
 
+$(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(TARGET_OUT_ETC)/init)
+
 # ************************************************
 # NEWER CLEAN STEPS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE LIST
 # ************************************************
diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 1f55eaef3..8cceaad58 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -163,24 +163,24 @@ my_module_path := $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH))
 endif
 my_module_path := $(patsubst %/,%,$(my_module_path))
 my_module_relative_path := $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH))
+ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+  partition_tag :=
+else
+ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE))
+  partition_tag := _VENDOR
+else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE))
+  partition_tag := _OEM
+else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE))
+  partition_tag := _ODM
+else ifeq (NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
+  partition_tag := _DATA
+else
+  # The definition of should-install-to-system will be different depending
+  # on which goal (e.g., sdk or just droid) is being built.
+  partition_tag := $(if $(call should-install-to-system,$(my_module_tags)),,_DATA)
+endif
+endif
 ifeq ($(my_module_path),)
-  ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
-    partition_tag :=
-  else
-  ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE))
-    partition_tag := _VENDOR
-  else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE))
-    partition_tag := _OEM
-  else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE))
-    partition_tag := _ODM
-  else ifeq (NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
-    partition_tag := _DATA
-  else
-    # The definition of should-install-to-system will be different depending
-    # on which goal (e.g., sdk or just droid) is being built.
-    partition_tag := $(if $(call should-install-to-system,$(my_module_tags)),,_DATA)
-  endif
-  endif
   install_path_var := $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)OUT$(partition_tag)_$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)
   ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PRIVILEGED_MODULE))
     install_path_var := $(install_path_var)_PRIVILEGED