diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index c6c462191..bbb97edeb 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -4324,11 +4324,10 @@ $(SYMBOLS_ZIP): $(SOONG_ZIP)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # A zip of the coverage directory.
 #
-name := $(TARGET_PRODUCT)
+name := gcov-report-files-all
 ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE),debug)
 name := $(name)_debug
 endif
-name := $(name)-coverage-$(FILE_NAME_TAG)
 COVERAGE_ZIP := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(name).zip
 ifndef TARGET_BUILD_APPS
 $(COVERAGE_ZIP): $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE_TARGET) \
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 5d3227a0a..512bbc43f 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1838,6 +1838,16 @@ define transform-host-o-to-executable
 $(transform-host-o-to-executable-inner)
 endef
 
+###########################################################
+## Commands for packaging native coverage files
+###########################################################
+define package-coverage-files
+  @rm -f $@ $@.lst $@.premerged
+  @touch $@.lst
+  $(foreach obj,$(strip $(PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS)), $(hide) echo $(obj) >> $@.lst$(newline))
+  $(hide) $(SOONG_ZIP) -o $@.premerged -C $(OUT_DIR) -l $@.lst
+  $(hide) $(MERGE_ZIPS) -ignore-duplicates $@ $@.premerged $(strip $(PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES))
+endef
 
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands for running javac to make .class files
diff --git a/core/executable_internal.mk b/core/executable_internal.mk
index c28c144f6..558e49ba3 100644
--- a/core/executable_internal.mk
+++ b/core/executable_internal.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ $(linked_module): $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o) $(all_objects) $(all_libraries
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(my_native_coverage),true)
-gcno_suffix := .gcnodir
+gcno_suffix := .zip
 
 built_whole_gcno_libraries := \
     $(foreach lib,$(my_whole_static_libraries), \
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ endif
 
 GCNO_ARCHIVE := $(my_installed_module_stem)$(gcno_suffix)
 
+$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS)
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS := $(strip $(LOCAL_GCNO_FILES))
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := $(strip $(built_whole_gcno_libraries)) $(strip $(built_static_gcno_libraries))
-$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates)
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(LOCAL_GCNO_FILES) $(built_whole_gcno_libraries) $(built_static_gcno_libraries)
-	$(transform-o-to-static-lib)
+	$(package-coverage-files)
 
 $(my_coverage_path)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE)
 	$(copy-file-to-target)
diff --git a/core/shared_library_internal.mk b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
index 44bb0203b..858884a43 100644
--- a/core/shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $(linked_module): \
 	$(transform-o-to-shared-lib)
 
 ifeq ($(my_native_coverage),true)
-gcno_suffix := .gcnodir
+gcno_suffix := .zip
 
 built_whole_gcno_libraries := \
     $(foreach lib,$(my_whole_static_libraries), \
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ endif
 
 GCNO_ARCHIVE := $(basename $(my_installed_module_stem))$(gcno_suffix)
 
+$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS)
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS := $(strip $(LOCAL_GCNO_FILES))
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := $(strip $(built_whole_gcno_libraries)) $(strip $(built_static_gcno_libraries))
-$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates)
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(LOCAL_GCNO_FILES) $(built_whole_gcno_libraries) $(built_static_gcno_libraries)
-	$(transform-o-to-static-lib)
+	$(package-coverage-files)
 
 $(my_coverage_path)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE)
 	$(copy-file-to-target)
diff --git a/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
index 55dd077b2..301f985d2 100644
--- a/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(NATIVE_COVERAGE),true)
   ifneq (,$(strip $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_COVERAGE_ARCHIVE)))
-    $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_PREBUILT_COVERAGE_ARCHIVE),$(intermediates)/$(LOCAL_MODULE).gcnodir))
+    $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_PREBUILT_COVERAGE_ARCHIVE),$(intermediates)/$(LOCAL_MODULE).zip))
     ifneq ($(LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE),true)
       ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
         my_coverage_path := $($(my_prefix)OUT_COVERAGE)/$(patsubst $($(my_prefix)OUT)/%,%,$(my_module_path))
       else
         my_coverage_path := $(TARGET_OUT_COVERAGE)/$(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$(my_module_path))
       endif
-      my_coverage_path := $(my_coverage_path)/$(patsubst %.so,%,$(my_installed_module_stem)).gcnodir
+      my_coverage_path := $(my_coverage_path)/$(patsubst %.so,%,$(my_installed_module_stem)).zip
       $(eval $(call copy-one-file,$(LOCAL_PREBUILT_COVERAGE_ARCHIVE),$(my_coverage_path)))
       $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(my_coverage_path)
     endif
@@ -202,13 +202,12 @@ ifeq ($(NATIVE_COVERAGE),true)
     # Coverage information is needed when static lib is a dependency of another
     # coverage-enabled module.
     ifeq (STATIC_LIBRARIES, $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
-      GCNO_ARCHIVE := $(LOCAL_MODULE).gcnodir
+      GCNO_ARCHIVE := $(LOCAL_MODULE).zip
+      $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS)
       $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS :=
       $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES :=
-      $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_PREFIX := $(my_prefix)
-      $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)
       $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) :
-	$(transform-o-to-static-lib)
+	$(package-coverage-files)
     endif
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/core/static_library_internal.mk b/core/static_library_internal.mk
index 6b4d22f12..f82e50162 100644
--- a/core/static_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/static_library_internal.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(all_objects)
 	$(transform-o-to-static-lib)
 
 ifeq ($(NATIVE_COVERAGE),true)
-gcno_suffix := .gcnodir
+gcno_suffix := .zip
 
 built_whole_gcno_libraries := \
     $(foreach lib,$(my_whole_static_libraries), \
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ built_whole_gcno_libraries := \
 
 GCNO_ARCHIVE := $(LOCAL_MODULE)$(gcno_suffix)
 
+$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS)
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_OBJECTS := $(strip $(LOCAL_GCNO_FILES))
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_ALL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := $(strip $(built_whole_gcno_libraries))
-$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_PREFIX := $(my_prefix)
-$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)
-$(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR := $(intermediates)
 $(intermediates)/$(GCNO_ARCHIVE) : $(LOCAL_GCNO_FILES) $(built_whole_gcno_libraries)
-	$(transform-o-to-static-lib)
+	$(package-coverage-files)
 endif