diff --git a/ui/build/dumpvars.go b/ui/build/dumpvars.go
index 82b275010..1925e87b9 100644
--- a/ui/build/dumpvars.go
+++ b/ui/build/dumpvars.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ package build
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/ui/metrics"
@@ -51,7 +53,17 @@ func DumpMakeVars(ctx Context, config Config, goals, vars []string) (map[string]
 
 	var ret map[string]string
 	if len(makeVars) > 0 {
-		var err error
+		tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "dumpvars")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+		// It's not safe to use the same TMPDIR as the build, as that can be removed.
+		config.Environment().Set("TMPDIR", tmpDir)
+
+		SetupLitePath(ctx, config)
+
 		ret, err = dumpMakeVars(ctx, config, goals, makeVars, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ret, err
diff --git a/ui/build/path.go b/ui/build/path.go
index 0e1c02cac..c34ba1b52 100644
--- a/ui/build/path.go
+++ b/ui/build/path.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -53,6 +54,51 @@ func parsePathDir(dir string) []string {
 	return ret
 }
 
+// A "lite" version of SetupPath used for dumpvars, or other places that need
+// minimal overhead (but at the expense of logging).
+func SetupLitePath(ctx Context, config Config) {
+	if config.pathReplaced {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.BeginTrace(metrics.RunSetupTool, "litepath")
+	defer ctx.EndTrace()
+
+	origPath, _ := config.Environment().Get("PATH")
+	myPath, _ := config.Environment().Get("TMPDIR")
+	myPath = filepath.Join(myPath, "path")
+	ensureEmptyDirectoriesExist(ctx, myPath)
+
+	os.Setenv("PATH", origPath)
+	for name, pathConfig := range paths.Configuration {
+		if !pathConfig.Symlink {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		origExec, err := exec.LookPath(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		origExec, err = filepath.Abs(origExec)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err = os.Symlink(origExec, filepath.Join(myPath, name))
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Fatalln("Failed to create symlink:", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	myPath, _ = filepath.Abs(myPath)
+
+	prebuiltsPath, _ := filepath.Abs("prebuilts/build-tools/path/" + runtime.GOOS + "-x86")
+	myPath = prebuiltsPath + string(os.PathListSeparator) + myPath
+
+	config.Environment().Set("PATH", myPath)
+	config.pathReplaced = true
+}
+
 func SetupPath(ctx Context, config Config) {
 	if config.pathReplaced {
 		return