diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 3eb4211..38620db 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -682,11 +682,23 @@
 	$(ALL_GENERATED_SOURCES) \
 	$(ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES))
 
+INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/installed-files-root.txt
+INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ROOT := $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT:.txt=.json)
+$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT): .KATI_IMPLICIT_OUTPUTS := $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ROOT)
+$(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT) : $(INTERNAL_RAMDISK_FILES) $(FILESLIST)
+	@echo Installed file list: $@
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@rm -f $@
+	$(hide) $(FILESLIST) $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT) > $(@:.txt=.json)
+	$(hide) build/make/tools/fileslist_util.py -c $(@:.txt=.json) > $@
+
+$(call dist-for-goals, sdk win_sdk sdk_addon, $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT))
+
 BUILT_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/ramdisk.img
 
 # We just build this directly to the install location.
 INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET := $(BUILT_RAMDISK_TARGET)
-$(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_RAMDISK_FILES) | $(MINIGZIP)
+$(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(INTERNAL_RAMDISK_FILES) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT) | $(MINIGZIP)
 	$(call pretty,"Target ram disk: $@")
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $@
 
@@ -1530,6 +1542,12 @@
   endif
 endif
 
+# When building a system root image, also add the ramdisk image as a dependency
+# to ensure all files in it are built before it is created.
+ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
+  FULL_SYSTEMIMAGE_DEPS += $(INTERNAL_RAMDISK_FILES) $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT)
+endif
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Final System VINTF manifest including fragments. This is not assembled
 # on the device because it depends on everything in a given device
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index c440f55..42e9f2c 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1263,6 +1263,13 @@
   endif
   endif
 
+  ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE),true)
+    $(call dist-for-goals, droidcore, \
+      $(INSTALLED_FILES_FILE_ROOT) \
+      $(INSTALLED_FILES_JSON_ROOT) \
+    )
+  endif
+
   ifeq ($(EMMA_INSTRUMENT),true)
     $(JACOCO_REPORT_CLASSES_ALL) : $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE)
     $(call dist-for-goals, dist_files, $(JACOCO_REPORT_CLASSES_ALL))