diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index bec8cfc53..e108d526e 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -670,10 +670,11 @@ DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR :=$= lib/modules/0.0
 # $(4): staging dir
 # $(5): module load list
 # $(6): module load list filename
+# $(7): module archive
 # Returns the a list of src:dest pairs to install the modules using copy-many-files.
 define build-image-kernel-modules
   $(foreach module,$(1),$(module):$(2)/lib/modules/$(notdir $(module))) \
-  $(eval $(call build-image-kernel-modules-depmod,$(1),$(3),$(4),$(5),$(6))) \
+  $(eval $(call build-image-kernel-modules-depmod,$(1),$(3),$(4),$(5),$(6),$(7),$(2))) \
   $(4)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep:$(2)/lib/modules/modules.dep \
   $(4)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.alias:$(2)/lib/modules/modules.alias \
   $(4)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.softdep:$(2)/lib/modules/modules.softdep \
@@ -685,6 +686,13 @@ endef
 # $(3): staging dir
 # $(4): module load list
 # $(5): module load list filename
+# $(6): module archive
+# $(7): output dir
+# TODO(b/144844424): If a module archive is being used, this step (which
+# generates obj/PACKAGING/.../modules.dep) also unzips the module archive into
+# the output directory. This should be moved to a module with a
+# LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD so that if modules.dep is removed from the output dir,
+# the archive modules are restored along with modules.dep.
 define build-image-kernel-modules-depmod
 $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.alias $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.softdep $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/$(5)
 $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: $(DEPMOD)
@@ -694,16 +702,29 @@ $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR := $(3)/$(DEPMOD_S
 $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR := $(3)
 $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: PRIVATE_LOAD_MODULES := $(4)
 $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: PRIVATE_LOAD_FILE := $(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/$(5)
-$(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: $(1)
+$(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: PRIVATE_MODULE_ARCHIVE := $(6)
+$(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIR := $(7)
+$(3)/$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep: $(1) $(6)
 	@echo depmod $$(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)
 	rm -rf $$(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)
 	mkdir -p $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR)
-	cp $$(PRIVATE_MODULES) $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR)/
+	$(if $(6),\
+	  unzip -qo -d $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR) $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_ARCHIVE); \
+	  mkdir -p $$(PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIR)/lib; \
+	  rm -rf $$(PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIR)/lib/modules; \
+	  cp -r $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR) $$(PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIR)/lib/; \
+	  find $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR) -type f -name *.ko | xargs basename -a > $$(PRIVATE_LOAD_FILE); \
+	)
+	$(if $(1),\
+	  cp $$(PRIVATE_MODULES) $$(PRIVATE_MODULE_DIR)/; \
+	  for MODULE in $$(PRIVATE_LOAD_MODULES); do \
+	    basename $$$$MODULE >> $$(PRIVATE_LOAD_FILE); \
+	  done; \
+	)
 	$(DEPMOD) -b $$(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR) 0.0
 	# Turn paths in modules.dep into absolute paths
 	sed -i.tmp -e 's|\([^: ]*lib/modules/[^: ]*\)|/\1|g' $$(PRIVATE_STAGING_DIR)/$$(DEPMOD_STAGING_SUBDIR)/modules.dep
 	touch $$(PRIVATE_LOAD_FILE)
-	(for MODULE in $$(PRIVATE_LOAD_MODULES); do basename $$$$MODULE >> $$(PRIVATE_LOAD_FILE); done)
 endef
 
 # $(1): staging dir
@@ -747,40 +768,40 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
   endif
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES))$(strip $(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)),)
   ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT), true)
     ifdef BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD
       ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call module-load-list-copy-paths,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,ramdisk_modules),$(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load,$(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)))
     endif
   endif
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT),,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_recovery),$(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load.recovery))
+  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT),,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_recovery),$(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load.recovery,$(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)))
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES))$(strip $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)),)
   ifeq ($(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),)
     BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD := $(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES)
   endif
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT),,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_vendor_ramdisk),$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load))
+  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_VENDOR_RAMDISK_OUT),,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_vendor_ramdisk),$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load,$(BOARD_VENDOR_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT), true)
   ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
-    ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT),,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_ramdisk),$(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load))
+    ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT),,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_ramdisk),$(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load,))
   endif
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES)$(strip $(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE))),)
   ifeq ($(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),)
     BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD := $(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES)
   endif
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR),vendor,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_vendor),$(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load))
+  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR),vendor,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_vendor),$(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load,$(BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)))
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES))$(strip $(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)),)
   ifeq ($(BOARD_RECOVERY_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),)
     BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD := $(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES)
   endif
-  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_OUT_ODM),odm,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_odm),$(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load))
+  ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call copy-many-files,$(call build-image-kernel-modules,$(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES),$(TARGET_OUT_ODM),odm,$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_odm),$(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD),modules.load,$(BOARD_ODM_KERNEL_MODULES_ARCHIVE)))
 endif
 
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