diff --git a/core/soong_android_app_set.mk b/core/soong_android_app_set.mk
index ef9eace..f994165 100644
--- a/core/soong_android_app_set.mk
+++ b/core/soong_android_app_set.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE_STEM := $(LOCAL_APK_SET_INSTALL_FILE)
 LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE_STEM := $(LOCAL_APK_SET_INSTALL_FILE)
 
+
+# Use the Soong output as the checkbuild target instead of LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE
+# to avoid checkbuilds making an extra copy of every module.
+LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE)
+
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
diff --git a/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk
index eeac9aa..ee06432 100644
--- a/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_app_prebuilt.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
 full_classes_pre_proguard_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-pre-proguard.jar
 full_classes_header_jar := $(intermediates.COMMON)/classes-header.jar
 
+
+# Use the Soong output as the checkbuild target instead of LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE
+# to avoid checkbuilds making an extra copy of every module.
+LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_CLASSES_JAR)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_HEADER_JAR)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_DEXPREOPT_CONFIG)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_RESOURCE_EXPORT_PACKAGE)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR)
+
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
diff --git a/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
index 4d7b614..49345e2 100644
--- a/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_cc_prebuilt.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
   endif
 endif
 
+
+# Use the Soong output as the checkbuild target instead of LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE
+# to avoid checkbuilds making an extra copy of every module.
+LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE)
+
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
diff --git a/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
index 1b93be2..2c909ac 100644
--- a/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_java_prebuilt.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
   LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_AAR)
 endif
 
+# Use the Soong output as the checkbuild target instead of LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE
+# to avoid checkbuilds making an extra copy of every module.
+LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_HEADER_JAR)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_FULL_MANIFEST_FILE)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_DEXPREOPT_CONFIG)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_RESOURCE_EXPORT_PACKAGE)
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_CHECKED_MODULE += $(LOCAL_SOONG_DEX_JAR)
+
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
diff --git a/core/soong_rust_prebuilt.mk b/core/soong_rust_prebuilt.mk
index 26c099b..435a7d8 100644
--- a/core/soong_rust_prebuilt.mk
+++ b/core/soong_rust_prebuilt.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
   endif
 endif
 
+# Use the Soong output as the checkbuild target instead of LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE
+# to avoid checkbuilds making an extra copy of every module.
+LOCAL_CHECKED_MODULE := $(LOCAL_PREBUILT_MODULE_FILE)
 
 #######################################
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk