diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 9dc3b2f02b..025f3833f9 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ $(foreach cf,$(unique_product_copy_files_pairs), \
             $(eval $(call copy-xml-file-checked,$(_src),$(_fulldest))),\
             $(if $(and $(filter %.jar,$(_dest)),$(filter $(basename $(notdir $(_dest))),$(PRODUCT_LOADED_BY_PRIVILEGED_MODULES))),\
                 $(eval $(call copy-and-uncompress-dexs,$(_src),$(_fulldest))), \
-                $(if $(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(_dest)))$(filter %/etc/init,$(dir $(_dest))),\
+                $(if $(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(_dest)))$(filter %/etc/init/,$(dir $(_dest))),\
                     $(eval $(call copy-init-script-file-checked,$(_src),$(_fulldest))),\
                     $(if $(and $(filter true,$(check_elf_prebuilt_product_copy_files)), \
                                $(filter bin lib lib64,$(subst /,$(space),$(_dest)))), \
diff --git a/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk b/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk
index a56220772c..b14b9ce032 100644
--- a/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk
+++ b/core/misc_prebuilt_internal.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 
-ifneq ($(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)))$(filter %/etc/init,$(dir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))),)
+ifneq ($(filter init%rc,$(notdir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE)))$(filter %/etc/init/,$(dir $(LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE))),)
   $(eval $(call copy-init-script-file-checked,$(my_prebuilt_src_file),$(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)))
 else
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE) : $(my_prebuilt_src_file)