diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index af9e935..1dc05ce 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1409,6 +1409,12 @@
         $(hide) echo "avb_system_key_path=$(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_KEY_PATH)" >> $(1)
         $(hide) echo "avb_system_algorithm=$(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_ALGORITHM)" >> $(1)
         $(hide) echo "avb_system_rollback_index_location=$(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_ROLLBACK_INDEX_LOCATION)" >> $(1)))
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),$(hide) echo "avb_system_other_hashtree_enable=$(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),$(hide) echo "avb_system_other_add_hashtree_footer_args=$(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),\
+    $(if $(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_KEY_PATH),\
+        $(hide) echo "avb_system_other_key_path=$(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_KEY_PATH)" >> $(1)
+        $(hide) echo "avb_system_other_algorithm=$(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ALGORITHM)" >> $(1)))
 $(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),$(hide) echo "avb_vendor_hashtree_enable=$(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),$(hide) echo "avb_vendor_add_hashtree_footer_args=$(BOARD_AVB_VENDOR_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),\
@@ -2811,6 +2817,23 @@
 BOARD_AVB_KEY_PATH := external/avb/test/data/testkey_rsa4096.pem
 endif
 
+# AVB signing for system_other.img.
+ifdef BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
+ifdef BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_KEY_PATH
+$(if $(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ALGORITHM),,$(error BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ALGORITHM is not defined))
+else
+# If key path isn't specified, use the same key as BOARD_AVB_KEY_PATH.
+BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_KEY_PATH := $(BOARD_AVB_KEY_PATH)
+BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ALGORITHM := $(BOARD_AVB_ALGORITHM)
+endif
+
+ifndef BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ROLLBACK_INDEX
+BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ROLLBACK_INDEX := $(PLATFORM_SECURITY_PATCH_TIMESTAMP)
+endif
+
+BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ADD_HASHTREE_FOOTER_ARGS += --rollback_index $(BOARD_AVB_SYSTEM_OTHER_ROLLBACK_INDEX)
+endif # end of AVB for BUILDING_SYSTEM_OTHER_IMAGE
+
 INTERNAL_AVB_PARTITIONS_IN_CHAINED_VBMETA_IMAGES := \
     $(BOARD_AVB_VBMETA_SYSTEM) \
     $(BOARD_AVB_VBMETA_VENDOR)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index 8712d85..ba1d60e 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -569,11 +569,11 @@
   elif mount_point == "system_other":
     # We inherit the selinux policies of /system since we contain some of its
     # files.
-    copy_prop("avb_system_hashtree_enable", "avb_hashtree_enable")
-    copy_prop("avb_system_add_hashtree_footer_args",
+    copy_prop("avb_system_other_hashtree_enable", "avb_hashtree_enable")
+    copy_prop("avb_system_other_add_hashtree_footer_args",
               "avb_add_hashtree_footer_args")
-    copy_prop("avb_system_key_path", "avb_key_path")
-    copy_prop("avb_system_algorithm", "avb_algorithm")
+    copy_prop("avb_system_other_key_path", "avb_key_path")
+    copy_prop("avb_system_other_algorithm", "avb_algorithm")
     copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("system_fs_type", "fs_type")
     copy_prop("system_size", "partition_size")