diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 0c36dc0..4a4760f 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 # prop.default
 ifdef property_overrides_split_enabled
 INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET := $(TARGET_OUT)/etc/prop.default
+INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET)
+$(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET): $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET)
 else
 # legacy path
 INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@
 	$(hide) build/tools/post_process_props.py $@
 ifdef property_overrides_split_enabled
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)
-	$(hide) ln -sf system/etc/prop.default $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
+	$(hide) ln -sf system/etc/prop.default $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_OLD_TARGET)
 endif
 
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