diff --git a/build/envsetup.sh b/build/envsetup.sh
index e433e862..cfe92685 100644
--- a/build/envsetup.sh
+++ b/build/envsetup.sh
@@ -1012,3 +1012,14 @@ function build_kernel() {
     chmod -x "${target_kernel_dir}/"*
     echo "Kernel build output copied to ${target_kernel_dir}/"
 }
+
+function generate_host_overrides() {
+    export BUILD_USERNAME=android-build
+    HEX=$(openssl rand -hex 8)
+    ALPHA=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)
+    export BUILD_HOSTNAME="r-${HEX}-${ALPHA}"
+    echo "BUILD_USERNAME=$BUILD_USERNAME"
+    echo "BUILD_HOSTNAME=$BUILD_HOSTNAME"
+}
+
+generate_host_overrides