diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index de908e3..9fa968d 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -640,16 +640,33 @@
 
 # we also do this on host modules, even though
 # it's not really arm, because there are files that are shared.
-cpp_arm_sources    := $(patsubst %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION).arm,%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),$(filter %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION).arm,$(my_src_files)))
-cpp_arm_objects    := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(cpp_arm_sources:$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION)=.o))
+cpp_arm_sources := $(patsubst %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION).arm,%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),$(filter %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION).arm,$(my_src_files)))
+dotdot_arm_sources := $(filter ../%,$(cpp_arm_sources))
+cpp_arm_sources := $(filter-out ../%,$(cpp_arm_sources))
+cpp_arm_objects := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(cpp_arm_sources:$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION)=.o))
 
-cpp_normal_sources := $(filter %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),$(my_src_files))
+# For source files starting with ../, we remove all the ../ in the object file path,
+# to avoid object file escaping the intermediate directory.
+dotdot_arm_objects :=
+$(foreach s,$(dotdot_arm_sources),\
+  $(eval $(call compile-dotdot-cpp-file,$(s),\
+  $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(my_additional_dependencies),\
+  dotdot_arm_objects)))
+
+dotdot_sources := $(filter ../%$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),$(my_src_files))
+dotdot_objects :=
+$(foreach s,$(dotdot_sources),\
+  $(eval $(call compile-dotdot-cpp-file,$(s),\
+    $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(my_additional_dependencies),\
+    dotdot_objects)))
+
+cpp_normal_sources := $(filter-out ../%,$(filter %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),$(my_src_files)))
 cpp_normal_objects := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(cpp_normal_sources:$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION)=.o))
 
-$(cpp_arm_objects):    PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(arm_objects_mode)
-$(cpp_arm_objects):    PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(arm_objects_cflags)
-$(cpp_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
-$(cpp_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
+$(dotdot_arm_objects) $(cpp_arm_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(arm_objects_mode)
+$(dotdot_arm_objects) $(cpp_arm_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(arm_objects_cflags)
+$(dotdot_objects) $(cpp_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
+$(dotdot_objects) $(cpp_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
 
 cpp_objects        := $(cpp_arm_objects) $(cpp_normal_objects)
 
@@ -662,6 +679,8 @@
 -include $(cpp_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
 
+cpp_objects += $(dotdot_arm_objects) $(dotdot_objects)
+
 ###########################################################
 ## C++: Compile generated .cpp files to .o.
 ###########################################################
@@ -718,16 +737,33 @@
 ## C: Compile .c files to .o.
 ###########################################################
 
-c_arm_sources    := $(patsubst %.c.arm,%.c,$(filter %.c.arm,$(my_src_files)))
-c_arm_objects    := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(c_arm_sources:.c=.o))
+c_arm_sources := $(patsubst %.c.arm,%.c,$(filter %.c.arm,$(my_src_files)))
+dotdot_arm_sources := $(filter ../%,$(c_arm_sources))
+c_arm_sources := $(filter-out ../%,$(c_arm_sources))
+c_arm_objects := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(c_arm_sources:.c=.o))
 
-c_normal_sources := $(filter %.c,$(my_src_files))
+# For source files starting with ../, we remove all the ../ in the object file path,
+# to avoid object file escaping the intermediate directory.
+dotdot_arm_objects :=
+$(foreach s,$(dotdot_arm_sources),\
+  $(eval $(call compile-dotdot-c-file,$(s),\
+    $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(my_additional_dependencies),\
+    dotdot_arm_objects)))
+
+dotdot_sources := $(filter ../%.c, $(my_src_files))
+dotdot_objects :=
+$(foreach s, $(dotdot_sources),\
+  $(eval $(call compile-dotdot-c-file,$(s),\
+    $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) $(my_additional_dependencies),\
+    dotdot_objects)))
+
+c_normal_sources := $(filter-out ../%,$(filter %.c,$(my_src_files)))
 c_normal_objects := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(c_normal_sources:.c=.o))
 
-$(c_arm_objects):    PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(arm_objects_mode)
-$(c_arm_objects):    PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(arm_objects_cflags)
-$(c_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
-$(c_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
+$(dotdot_arm_objects) $(c_arm_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(arm_objects_mode)
+$(dotdot_arm_objects) $(c_arm_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(arm_objects_cflags)
+$(dotdot_objects) $(c_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_MODE := $(normal_objects_mode)
+$(dotdot_objects) $(c_normal_objects): PRIVATE_ARM_CFLAGS := $(normal_objects_cflags)
 
 c_objects        := $(c_arm_objects) $(c_normal_objects)
 
@@ -738,6 +774,8 @@
 -include $(c_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
 
+c_objects += $(dotdot_arm_objects) $(dotdot_objects)
+
 ###########################################################
 ## C: Compile generated .c files to .o.
 ###########################################################
@@ -775,8 +813,16 @@
 ###########################################################
 
 asm_sources_S := $(filter %.S,$(my_src_files))
+dotdot_sources := $(filter ../%,$(asm_sources_S))
+asm_sources_S := $(filter-out ../%,$(asm_sources_S))
 asm_objects_S := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(asm_sources_S:.S=.o))
 
+dotdot_objects_S :=
+$(foreach s,$(dotdot_sources),\
+  $(eval $(call compile-dotdot-s-file,$(s),\
+    $(my_additional_dependencies),\
+    dotdot_objects_S)))
+
 ifneq ($(strip $(asm_objects_S)),)
 $(asm_objects_S): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.S \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
@@ -785,16 +831,23 @@
 endif
 
 asm_sources_s := $(filter %.s,$(my_src_files))
+dotdot_sources := $(filter ../%,$(asm_sources_s))
+asm_sources_s := $(filter-out ../%,$(asm_sources_s))
 asm_objects_s := $(addprefix $(intermediates)/,$(asm_sources_s:.s=.o))
 
+dotdot_objects_s :=
+$(foreach s,$(dotdot_sources),\
+  $(eval $(call compile-dotdot-s-file-no-deps,$(s),\
+    $(my_additional_dependencies),\
+    dotdot_objects_s)))
+
 ifneq ($(strip $(asm_objects_s)),)
 $(asm_objects_s): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.s \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)s-to-o-no-deps)
--include $(asm_objects_s:%.o=%.P)
 endif
 
-asm_objects := $(asm_objects_S) $(asm_objects_s)
+asm_objects := $(dotdot_objects_S) $(dotdot_objects_s) $(asm_objects_S) $(asm_objects_s)
 
 
 # .asm for x86/x86_64 needs to be compiled with yasm.
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index fb91e13..f4fc47d 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1158,6 +1158,64 @@
 $(transform-d-to-p)
 endef
 
+
+###########################################################
+## Rules to compile a single C/C++ source with ../ in the path
+###########################################################
+# Replace "../" in object paths with $(DOTDOT_REPLACEMENT).
+DOTDOT_REPLACEMENT := dotdot/
+
+## Rule to compile a C++ source file with ../ in the path.
+## Must be called with $(eval).
+# $(1): the C++ source file in LOCAL_SRC_FILES.
+# $(2): the additional dependencies.
+# $(3): the variable name to collect the output object file.
+define compile-dotdot-cpp-file
+o := $(intermediates)/$(patsubst %$(LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION),%.o,$(subst ../,$(DOTDOT_REPLACEMENT),$(1)))
+$$(o) : $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(1) $(2)
+	$$(transform-$$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
+-include $$(o:%.o=%.P)
+$(3) += $$(o)
+endef
+
+## Rule to compile a C source file with ../ in the path.
+## Must be called with $(eval).
+# $(1): the C source file in LOCAL_SRC_FILES.
+# $(2): the additional dependencies.
+# $(3): the variable name to collect the output object file.
+define compile-dotdot-c-file
+o := $(intermediates)/$(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(subst ../,$(DOTDOT_REPLACEMENT),$(1)))
+$$(o) : $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(1) $(2)
+	$$(transform-$$(PRIVATE_HOST)c-to-o)
+-include $$(o:%.o=%.P)
+$(3) += $$(o)
+endef
+
+## Rule to compile a .S source file with ../ in the path.
+## Must be called with $(eval).
+# $(1): the .S source file in LOCAL_SRC_FILES.
+# $(2): the additional dependencies.
+# $(3): the variable name to collect the output object file.
+define compile-dotdot-s-file
+o := $(intermediates)/$(patsubst %.S,%.o,$(subst ../,$(DOTDOT_REPLACEMENT),$(1)))
+$$(o) : $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(1) $(2)
+	$$(transform-$$(PRIVATE_HOST)s-to-o)
+-include $$(o:%.o=%.P)
+$(3) += $$(o)
+endef
+
+## Rule to compile a .s source file with ../ in the path.
+## Must be called with $(eval).
+# $(1): the .s source file in LOCAL_SRC_FILES.
+# $(2): the additional dependencies.
+# $(3): the variable name to collect the output object file.
+define compile-dotdot-s-file-no-deps
+o := $(intermediates)/$(patsubst %.s,%.o,$(subst ../,$(DOTDOT_REPLACEMENT),$(1)))
+$$(o) : $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(1) $(2)
+	$$(transform-$$(PRIVATE_HOST)s-to-o-no-deps)
+$(3) += $$(o)
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Commands for running ar
 ###########################################################