diff --git a/base.mk b/base.mk
index e1d15a1b..e832e6ad 100644
--- a/base.mk
+++ b/base.mk
@@ -929,12 +929,13 @@ PRODUCT_COPY_FILES := \
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     device/qcom/common/sec_config:system/etc/sec_config
 
+#copy codecs_xxx.xml to (TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
-    frameworks/av/media/libstagefright/data/media_codecs_google_audio.xml:system/etc/media_codecs_google_audio.xml \
-    frameworks/av/media/libstagefright/data/media_codecs_google_telephony.xml:system/etc/media_codecs_google_telephony.xml \
-    frameworks/av/media/libstagefright/data/media_codecs_google_video.xml:system/etc/media_codecs_google_video.xml \
-    device/qcom/common/media/media_profiles.xml:system/etc/media_profiles.xml \
-    device/qcom/common/media/media_codecs.xml:system/etc/media_codecs.xml
+    frameworks/av/media/libstagefright/data/media_codecs_google_audio.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/media_codecs_google_audio.xml \
+    frameworks/av/media/libstagefright/data/media_codecs_google_telephony.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/media_codecs_google_telephony.xml \
+    frameworks/av/media/libstagefright/data/media_codecs_google_video.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/media_codecs_google_video.xml \
+    device/qcom/common/media/media_profiles.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/media_profiles.xml \
+    device/qcom/common/media/media_codecs.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/media_codecs.xml
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_USES_NQ_NFC)),true)
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \