diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index e0aa9c37e..0ffb542dc 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -863,6 +863,10 @@ define build-recoveryimage-target
   $(hide) cp $(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/keys
   $(hide) cat $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET) $(recovery_build_prop) \
           > $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
+  $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)), \
+    $(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system_root; \
+            rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system; \
+            ln -sf /system_root/system $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system) # Mount the system_root_image to /system_root and symlink /system.
   $(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)), \
     $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1).unsigned, \