diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index af3c4cb9d7..4703a49f28 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2740,6 +2740,26 @@ endif # TARGET_BUILD_APPS
 .PHONY: dalvikfiles
 dalvikfiles: $(INTERNAL_DALVIK_MODULES)
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES),true)
+INSTALLED_QEMU_SYSTEMIMAGE := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system-qemu.img
+MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH := device/generic/goldfish/tools/mk_qemu_image.sh
+SGDISK_HOST := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/sgdisk
+$(INSTALLED_QEMU_SYSTEMIMAGE): $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE) $(MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH) $(SGDISK_HOST)
+	@echo Create system-qemu.img
+	(export SGDISK=$(SGDISK_HOST); $(MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH) ${PRODUCT_OUT}/system.img)
+
+systemimage: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_SYSTEMIMAGE)
+droidcore: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_SYSTEMIMAGE)
+ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_VENDORIMAGE),true)
+INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDORIMAGE := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/vendor-qemu.img
+$(INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDORIMAGE): $(INSTALLED_VENDORIMAGE_TARGET) $(MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH) $(SGDISK_HOST)
+	@echo Create vendor-qemu.img
+	(export SGDISK=$(SGDISK_HOST); $(MK_QEMU_IMAGE_SH) ${PRODUCT_OUT}/vendor.img)
+
+vendorimage: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDORIMAGE)
+droidcore: $(INSTALLED_QEMU_VENDORIMAGE)
+endif
+endif
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # The emulator package
 ifeq ($(BUILD_EMULATOR),true)
diff --git a/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk b/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
index 610e0ce621..e3bd47d13e 100644
--- a/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/sdk-addon.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endif
 
 # Files copied in the system-image directory
 files_to_copy += \
-	$(addon_dir_img):$(BUILT_SYSTEMIMAGE):images/$(TARGET_CPU_ABI)/system.img \
+	$(addon_dir_img):$(INSTALLED_QEMU_SYSTEMIMAGE):images/$(TARGET_CPU_ABI)/system.img \
 	$(addon_dir_img):$(BUILT_USERDATAIMAGE_TARGET):images/$(TARGET_CPU_ABI)/userdata.img \
 	$(addon_dir_img):$(BUILT_RAMDISK_TARGET):images/$(TARGET_CPU_ABI)/ramdisk.img \
 	$(addon_dir_img):$(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/build.prop:images/$(TARGET_CPU_ABI)/build.prop \
diff --git a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
index 946e480fa3..609cf25d93 100644
--- a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ NUM_FRAMEBUFFER_SURFACE_BUFFERS := 3
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation guest and host libraries
 BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
+BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES := true
 
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.
diff --git a/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk
index 5917425d89..56a86b8db5 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ NUM_FRAMEBUFFER_SURFACE_BUFFERS := 3
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation host and guest libraries
 BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
+BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES := true
 
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.
diff --git a/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
index c36cc4a31c..cd29f3527d 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ NUM_FRAMEBUFFER_SURFACE_BUFFERS := 3
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation guest and host libraries
 BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
+BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES := true
 
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.
diff --git a/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk
index 4798e3fefd..17aae27b58 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ NUM_FRAMEBUFFER_SURFACE_BUFFERS := 3
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation guest and host libraries
 BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
+BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES := true
 
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.
diff --git a/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk
index 26b2944cd5..08bd6d144f 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ NUM_FRAMEBUFFER_SURFACE_BUFFERS := 3
 # Build OpenGLES emulation host and guest libraries
 BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
 
+# Build partitioned system.img and vendor.img (if applicable)
+# for qemu, otherwise, init cannot find PART_NAME
+BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES := true
+
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.
 USE_OPENGL_RENDERER := true
diff --git a/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
index 9b8e5c8752..2499199944 100755
--- a/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ NUM_FRAMEBUFFER_SURFACE_BUFFERS := 3
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation host and guest libraries
 BUILD_EMULATOR_OPENGL := true
+BUILD_QEMU_IMAGES := true
 
 # Build and enable the OpenGL ES View renderer. When running on the emulator,
 # the GLES renderer disables itself if host GL acceleration isn't available.