diff --git a/sensors/Android.bp b/sensors/Android.bp
index 291f025..f6040f0 100644
--- a/sensors/Android.bp
+++ b/sensors/Android.bp
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-prebuilt_etc {
-    name: "android.hardware.sensors@2.1-impl.ranchu.etc",
-    vendor: true,
-    sub_dir: "sensors",
-    filename: "hals.conf",
-    src: "hals.conf"
-}
-
 cc_library_shared {
     name: "android.hardware.sensors@2.1-impl.ranchu",
     vendor: true,
@@ -49,5 +41,4 @@
         "-DLOG_TAG=\"android.hardware.sensors@2.1-impl.ranchu\"",
         "-DANDROID_BASE_UNIQUE_FD_DISABLE_IMPLICIT_CONVERSION",
     ],
-    required: ["android.hardware.sensors@2.1-impl.ranchu.etc"],
 }
diff --git a/vendor.mk b/vendor.mk
index b2df280..57fa76f 100644
--- a/vendor.mk
+++ b/vendor.mk
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     android.hardware.sensors@2.1-service.multihal \
     android.hardware.sensors@2.1-impl.ranchu
+# TODO(rkir):
+# add a soong namespace and move this into a.h.sensors@2.1-impl.ranchu
+# as prebuilt_etc. For now soong_namespace causes a build break because the fw
+# refers to our wifi HAL in random places.
+PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
+    device/generic/goldfish/sensors/hals.conf:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/sensors/hals.conf
 endif
 
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \