diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index b501fbde8..592650d79 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ else
   my_host_cross :=
 endif
 
+_path := $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH) $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32) $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_64)
+ifneq ($(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)%,$(_path)),)
+LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE := true
+else ifneq ($(filter $(TARGET_OUT_OEM)/%,$(_path)),)
+LOCAL_OEM_MODULE := true
+else ifneq ($(filter $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)/%,$(_path)),)
+LOCAL_ODM_MODULE := true
+endif
+_path :=
+
 ifndef LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE
   LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE := $(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE)
 endif
diff --git a/core/local_vndk.mk b/core/local_vndk.mk
index 640aac7a6..3677d40a1 100644
--- a/core/local_vndk.mk
+++ b/core/local_vndk.mk
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
 ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
   ifneq (,$(filter true,$(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE) $(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE) $(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE) $(LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE)))
     LOCAL_USE_VNDK:=true
-  else
-    ifneq (,$(filter $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)%,$(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH) $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32) $(LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_64)))
-      LOCAL_USE_VNDK:=true
-    endif
+    # Note: no need to check LOCAL_MODULE_PATH* since LOCAL_[VENDOR|ODM|OEM]_MODULE is already
+    # set correctly before this is included.
   endif
 endif
 endif