diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 064af661c..37bad8af8 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ systemimage_intermediates := \
 BUILT_SYSTEMIMAGE := $(systemimage_intermediates)/system.img
 
 # Create symlink /system/vendor to /vendor if necessary.
-ifdef BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+ifdef BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE
 define create-system-vendor-symlink
 $(hide) if [ -d $(TARGET_OUT)/vendor ] && [ ! -h $(TARGET_OUT)/vendor ]; then \
   echo 'Non-symlink $(TARGET_OUT)/vendor detected!' 1>&2; \
@@ -1519,7 +1519,10 @@ $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET): $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS) $(INTERNAL_VENDORIM
 vendorimage-nodeps: | $(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_DEPS)
 	$(build-vendorimage-target)
 
-endif # BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+else ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
+INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor.img
+$(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE),$(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET)))
+endif
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # bring in the installer image generation defines if necessary
@@ -1901,6 +1904,10 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BREAKPAD_GENERATE_SYMBOLS),true)
 	@# If breakpad symbols have been generated, add them to the zip.
 	$(hide) $(ACP) -r $(TARGET_OUT_BREAKPAD) $(zip_root)/BREAKPAD
+endif
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
+	$(hide) mkdir -p $(zip_root)/IMAGES
+	$(hide) cp $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) $(zip_root)/IMAGES/
 endif
 	@# Zip everything up, preserving symlinks and placing META/ files first to
 	@# help early validation of the .zip file while uploading it.
@@ -1920,7 +1927,7 @@ ifneq ($(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET),)
 endif
 	$(hide) (cd $(zip_root) && zip -qX ../$(notdir $@) META/*filesystem_config.txt)
 	$(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
-	    ./build/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files -v -p $(HOST_OUT) $@
+	    ./build/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files -a -v -p $(HOST_OUT) $@
 
 .PHONY: target-files-package
 target-files-package: $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE)
diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 0a7472af3..49ca154b1 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ else ifeq ($(filter vendor system/vendor,$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)),)
 $(error TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR must be either 'vendor' or 'system/vendor', seeing '$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)'.)
 endif
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES := $(subst $(_vendor_path_placeholder),$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR),$(PRODUCT_COPY_FILES))
+
+BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE :=
+ifdef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
+BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE := true
+endif
+ifdef BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE := true
+endif
+ifeq ($(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR),vendor)
+BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE := true
+else ifdef BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE
+$(error TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR must be set to 'vendor' to use a vendor image)
+endif
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