diff --git a/ui/build/config.go b/ui/build/config.go
index 4e19e9e91..4de019c28 100644
--- a/ui/build/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/config.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ type configImpl struct {
 
 const srcDirFileCheck = "build/soong/root.bp"
 
+var buildFiles = []string{"Android.mk", "Android.bp"}
+
 type BuildAction uint
 
 const (
@@ -344,6 +346,20 @@ func convertToTarget(dir string, targetNamePrefix string) string {
 	return targetNamePrefix + strings.ReplaceAll(dir, "/", "-")
 }
 
+// hasBuildFile returns true if dir contains an Android build file.
+func hasBuildFile(ctx Context, dir string) bool {
+	for _, buildFile := range buildFiles {
+		_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, buildFile))
+		if err == nil {
+			return true
+		}
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.Fatalf("Error retrieving the build file stats: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // findBuildFile finds a build file (makefile or blueprint file) by looking at dir first. If not
 // found, go up one level and repeat again until one is found and the path of that build file
 // relative to the root directory of the source tree is returned. The returned filename of build
@@ -355,15 +371,8 @@ func findBuildFile(ctx Context, dir string) string {
 	}
 
 	for ; dir != "."; dir = filepath.Dir(dir) {
-		for _, buildFile := range []string{"Android.bp", "Android.mk"} {
-			_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, buildFile))
-			if err == nil {
-				// Returning the filename Android.mk as it might be used for ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE variable.
-				return filepath.Join(dir, "Android.mk")
-			}
-			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				ctx.Fatalf("Error retrieving the build file stats: %v", err)
-			}
+		if hasBuildFile(ctx, dir) {
+			return filepath.Join(dir, "Android.mk")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -428,24 +437,23 @@ func getTargetsFromDirs(ctx Context, relDir string, dirs []string, targetNamePre
 			}
 		}
 
-		buildFile := findBuildFile(ctx, dir)
-		if buildFile == "" {
-			ctx.Fatalf("Build file not found for %s directory", dir)
-		}
-		buildFileDir := filepath.Dir(buildFile)
-
-		// If there are specified targets, find the build file in the directory. If dir does not
-		// contain the build file, bail out as it is required for one shot build. If there are no
-		// target specified, build all the modules in dir (or the closest one in the dir path).
+		// If there are specified targets to build in dir, an android build file must exist for the one
+		// shot build. For the non-targets case, find the appropriate build file and build all the
+		// modules in dir (or the closest one in the dir path).
 		if len(newTargets) > 0 {
-			if buildFileDir != dir {
+			if !hasBuildFile(ctx, dir) {
 				ctx.Fatalf("Couldn't locate a build file from %s directory", dir)
 			}
+			buildFiles = append(buildFiles, filepath.Join(dir, "Android.mk"))
 		} else {
-			newTargets = []string{convertToTarget(buildFileDir, targetNamePrefix)}
+			buildFile := findBuildFile(ctx, dir)
+			if buildFile == "" {
+				ctx.Fatalf("Build file not found for %s directory", dir)
+			}
+			newTargets = []string{convertToTarget(filepath.Dir(buildFile), targetNamePrefix)}
+			buildFiles = append(buildFiles, buildFile)
 		}
 
-		buildFiles = append(buildFiles, buildFile)
 		targets = append(targets, newTargets...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/ui/build/config_test.go b/ui/build/config_test.go
index 7a1ee1703..18dd151cd 100644
--- a/ui/build/config_test.go
+++ b/ui/build/config_test.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func TestConfigGetTargets(t *testing.T) {
 		buildFiles:  []string{},
 		dirs:        []string{"1/2/3:t1"},
 		curDir:      "0",
-		errStr:      "Build file not found for 0/1/2/3 directory",
+		errStr:      "Couldn't locate a build file from 0/1/2/3 directory",
 	}, {
 		description: "one target dir specified, one target specified, build file not in target dir",
 		dirsInTrees: []string{"0/1/2/3"},