diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 32c580734a..6b80a1580d 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES),)
       EXECUTABLES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).OVERRIDES := $(strip $(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES))
     else ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),SHARED_LIBRARIES)
       SHARED_LIBRARIES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).OVERRIDES := $(strip $(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES))
+    else ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),ETC)
+      ETC.$(LOCAL_MODULE).OVERRIDES := $(strip $(LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES))
     else
       $(call pretty-error,LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS) cannot use LOCAL_OVERRIDES_MODULES)
     endif
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 54023e62c1..fd02a8320d 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ $(foreach export,$(EXPORTS_LIST),$(eval $(call add-dependency,$$(EXPORTS.$$(expo
 # Expand a list of modules to the modules that they override (if any)
 # $(1): The list of modules.
 define module-overrides
-$(foreach m,$(1),$(PACKAGES.$(m).OVERRIDES) $(EXECUTABLES.$(m).OVERRIDES) $(SHARED_LIBRARIES.$(m).OVERRIDES))
+$(foreach m,$(1),$(PACKAGES.$(m).OVERRIDES) $(EXECUTABLES.$(m).OVERRIDES) $(SHARED_LIBRARIES.$(m).OVERRIDES) $(ETC.$(m).OVERRIDES))
 endef
 
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