diff --git a/build.config.aarch64 b/build.config.aarch64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..523bbc0449f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.config.aarch64
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ARCH=arm64
+
+CLANG_TRIPLE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-androidkernel-
+LINUX_GCC_CROSS_COMPILE_PREBUILTS_BIN=prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/aarch64/aarch64-linux-android-4.9/bin
+
+FILES="
+arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz
+vmlinux
+System.map
+"
diff --git a/build.config.common b/build.config.common
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f84f5e806fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.config.common
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+BRANCH=android-4.14-q
+KERNEL_DIR=common
+
+CC=clang
+CLANG_PREBUILT_BIN=prebuilts-master/clang/host/linux-x86/clang-r353983c/bin
+BUILDTOOLS_PREBUILT_BIN=build/build-tools/path/linux-x86
+
+EXTRA_CMDS=''
+STOP_SHIP_TRACEPRINTK=1
diff --git a/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64 b/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64
index 2cbcdf340485..0cb601958972 100644
--- a/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64
+++ b/build.config.cuttlefish.aarch64
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
-ARCH=arm64
-BRANCH=android-4.14
-CLANG_TRIPLE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
-CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-androidkernel-
+. ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.common
+. ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.aarch64
+
 DEFCONFIG=cuttlefish_defconfig
-EXTRA_CMDS=''
-KERNEL_DIR=common
 POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="check_defconfig"
-CLANG_PREBUILT_BIN=prebuilts-master/clang/host/linux-x86/clang-r353983c/bin
-LINUX_GCC_CROSS_COMPILE_PREBUILTS_BIN=prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/aarch64/aarch64-linux-android-4.9/bin
-FILES="
-arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz
-vmlinux
-System.map
-"
-STOP_SHIP_TRACEPRINTK=1
diff --git a/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64 b/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64
index 0b1a15b1fe3b..fed773ccc64a 100644
--- a/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64
+++ b/build.config.cuttlefish.x86_64
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
-ARCH=x86_64
-BRANCH=android-4.14
-CLANG_TRIPLE=x86_64-linux-gnu-
-CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-linux-androidkernel-
+. ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.common
+. ${ROOT_DIR}/common/build.config.x86_64
+
 DEFCONFIG=x86_64_cuttlefish_defconfig
-EXTRA_CMDS=''
-KERNEL_DIR=common
 POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="check_defconfig"
-CLANG_PREBUILT_BIN=prebuilts-master/clang/host/linux-x86/clang-r353983c/bin
-LINUX_GCC_CROSS_COMPILE_PREBUILTS_BIN=prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/x86/x86_64-linux-android-4.9/bin
-FILES="
-arch/x86/boot/bzImage
-vmlinux
-System.map
-"
-STOP_SHIP_TRACEPRINTK=1
diff --git a/build.config.x86_64 b/build.config.x86_64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df73a47e7220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.config.x86_64
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ARCH=x86_64
+
+CLANG_TRIPLE=x86_64-linux-gnu-
+CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-linux-androidkernel-
+LINUX_GCC_CROSS_COMPILE_PREBUILTS_BIN=prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/x86/x86_64-linux-android-4.9/bin
+
+FILES="
+arch/x86/boot/bzImage
+vmlinux
+System.map
+"