diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/apks/Android.mk b/core/tests/coretests/apks/Android.mk
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index 0000000000000..4670e219db4a7
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+++ b/core/tests/coretests/apks/Android.mk
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+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+# build sub packages
+include $(call all-makefiles-under,$(LOCAL_PATH))