diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index b7d0178c0..93805e948 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ _board_strip_readonly_list := \
   TARGET_NO_RADIOIMAGE \
   TARGET_HARDWARE_3D \
   WITH_DEXPREOPT \
+  AB_OTA_PARTITIONS \
 
 # File system variables
 _board_strip_readonly_list += \