diff --git a/vndk/tools/build_mixed b/vndk/tools/build_mixed
index 5ff36d40f..da705df64 100755
--- a/vndk/tools/build_mixed
+++ b/vndk/tools/build_mixed
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ usage () {
     echo
     echo "Options -v, -m, -p must precede positional arguments."
     echo
-    echo "vendor_version is the version of the vendor image when the mixed"
-    echo "    build is inter branch. Optional."
+    echo "vendor_version is the version of the vendor image when Keymaster v3"
+    echo "    related modifications to the system image is necessary. Optional."
     echo "    eg. 8.1.0 for a mixed build of GSI and O-MR1 vendor image."
     echo "modify_system_image_path is the path to the script that modifies the"
-    echo "    system image for an inter branch build target. Optional."
+    echo "    system image, needed for Keymaster v3. Optional."
     echo "override_vbmeta_image_path is the path to a vbmeta.img to use"
     echo "    to override the existing vbmeta.img of device. Optional."
     echo "system_build_dir is the path to the system build"
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ fi
 
 shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
 
-if [[ ! -z "${MODIFY_SYSTEM_SCRIPT+x}" && ! -f "$MODIFY_SYSTEM_SCRIPT" ]]; then
-    exit_badparam "Script not found: "$MODIFY_SYSTEM_SCRIPT""
-fi
-
-if [[ ! -z "${OVERRIDE_VBMETA_IMAGE_PATH+x}" && ! -f "$OVERRIDE_VBMETA_IMAGE_PATH" ]]; then
-    exit_badparam "Specified vbmeta.img not found: "$OVERRIDE_VBMETA_IMAGE_PATH""
-fi
-
 if [[ $# -lt 3 ]]; then
     exit_badparam "Unexpected number of arguments"
 fi
@@ -85,21 +77,44 @@ readonly DIST_DIR="$3"
 readonly CHECK_TOOL="$4"
 readonly TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d /tmp/"$(basename $0)"_XXXXXXXX)"
 
-readonly SYSTEM_TARGET_FILES_ARCHIVE="$(find "$SYSTEM_DIR" -name "*-target_files-*.zip" -print)"
+# Retry command until a certain limit.
+# Usage: retry "command"
+retry () {
+    NEXT_WAIT_TIME=0
+    until ($1 && [[ -n "$($1)" ]]) || [[ $NEXT_WAIT_TIME -eq 4 ]]; do
+        sleep $(( ++NEXT_WAIT_TIME ))
+    done
+}
+
+command="find "$SYSTEM_DIR" -name "*-target_files-*.zip" -print"
+retry "$command"
+readonly SYSTEM_TARGET_FILES_ARCHIVE="$($command)"
 if [[ ! -f "$SYSTEM_TARGET_FILES_ARCHIVE" ]]; then
     exit_badparam "Could not find system target files archive in $SYSTEM_DIR."
 fi
 
-readonly DEVICE_ARCHIVE="$(find "$DEVICE_DIR" -name "*-img-*.zip" -print)"
+command="find "$DEVICE_DIR" -name "*-img-*.zip" -print"
+retry "$command"
+readonly DEVICE_ARCHIVE="$($command)"
 if [[ ! -f "$DEVICE_ARCHIVE" ]]; then
     exit_badparam "Could not find device img archive in $DEVICE_DIR."
 fi
 
-readonly DEVICE_TARGET_FILES_ARCHIVE="$(find "$DEVICE_DIR" -name "*-target_files-*.zip" -print)"
-if [[ ! -f "$DEVICE_ARCHIVE" ]]; then
+command="find "$DEVICE_DIR" -name "*-target_files-*.zip" -print"
+retry "$command"
+readonly DEVICE_TARGET_FILES_ARCHIVE="$($command)"
+if [[ ! -f "$DEVICE_TARGET_FILES_ARCHIVE" ]]; then
     exit_badparam "Could not find device target_files archive in $DEVICE_DIR."
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -z "${MODIFY_SYSTEM_SCRIPT+x}" && ! -f "$MODIFY_SYSTEM_SCRIPT" ]]; then
+    exit_badparam "Script not found: "$MODIFY_SYSTEM_SCRIPT""
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z "${OVERRIDE_VBMETA_IMAGE_PATH+x}" && ! -f "$OVERRIDE_VBMETA_IMAGE_PATH" ]]; then
+    exit_badparam "Specified vbmeta.img not found: "$OVERRIDE_VBMETA_IMAGE_PATH""
+fi
+
 readonly DEVICE_ARTIFACTS_DIR="$TEMP_DIR"/device_archive_artifacts
 readonly DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR="$DEVICE_ARTIFACTS_DIR"/IMAGES
 readonly SYSTEM_ARTIFACTS_DIR="$TEMP_DIR"/system_artifacts