diff --git a/target/product/base_system.mk b/target/product/base_system.mk
index 277223e987..d7c1af85c7 100644
--- a/target/product/base_system.mk
+++ b/target/product/base_system.mk
@@ -419,13 +419,12 @@ PRODUCT_HOST_PACKAGES += \
     tz_version_host \
     tz_version_host_tzdata_apex \
 
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += init.usb.rc init.usb.configfs.rc
 
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.usb.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.usb.rc \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.usb.configfs.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.usb.configfs.rc \
     system/core/rootdir/etc/hosts:system/etc/hosts
 
-PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += system/core/rootdir/init.zygote32.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote32.rc
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += init.zygote32.rc
 PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES += ro.zygote?=zygote32
 
 PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += debug.atrace.tags.enableflags=0
diff --git a/target/product/core_64_bit.mk b/target/product/core_64_bit.mk
index e0c4d53428..790f57b634 100644
--- a/target/product/core_64_bit.mk
+++ b/target/product/core_64_bit.mk
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
 # for 32-bit only.
 
 # Copy the 64-bit primary, 32-bit secondary zygote startup script
-PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote64.rc \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.zygote64_32.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote64_32.rc \
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += init.zygote64.rc init.zygote64_32.rc
 
 # Set the zygote property to select the 64-bit primary, 32-bit secondary script
 # This line must be parsed before the one in core_minimal.mk
diff --git a/target/product/core_64_bit_only.mk b/target/product/core_64_bit_only.mk
index fc2b8e5498..ffa5567a47 100644
--- a/target/product/core_64_bit_only.mk
+++ b/target/product/core_64_bit_only.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # to core_minimal.mk.
 
 # Copy the 64-bit zygote startup script
-PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += system/core/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote64.rc
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += init.zygote64.rc
 
 # Set the zygote property to select the 64-bit script.
 # This line must be parsed before the one in core_minimal.mk
diff --git a/target/product/generic_system.mk b/target/product/generic_system.mk
index 19ec86d8ca..fa31e04e46 100644
--- a/target/product/generic_system.mk
+++ b/target/product/generic_system.mk
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     $(PRODUCT_PACKAGES_SHIPPING_API_LEVEL_34)
 
 # Include all zygote init scripts. "ro.zygote" will select one of them.
-PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.zygote32.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote32.rc \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote64.rc \
-    system/core/rootdir/init.zygote64_32.rc:system/etc/init/hw/init.zygote64_32.rc \
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    init.zygote32.rc \
+    init.zygote64.rc \
+    init.zygote64_32.rc
 
 # Enable dynamic partition size
 PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE := true