diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index a3bdc3adc..f267edc4d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -989,10 +989,14 @@ define build-recoveryimage-target
     $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1).unsigned, \
     $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1) --id > $(RECOVERYIMAGE_ID_FILE))
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_BOOT_SIGNER)),\
-    $(BOOT_SIGNER) /recovery $(1) $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).pk8 $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).x509.pem $(1))
+    $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)),\
+      $(BOOT_SIGNER) /boot $(1) $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).pk8 $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).x509.pem $(1),\
+      $(BOOT_SIGNER) /recovery $(1) $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).pk8 $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).x509.pem $(1)\
+    )\
+  )
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)), \
     $(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $(1).unsigned $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbpubk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbprivk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY).vbprivk $(1).keyblock $(1))
-  $(if $(filter true,BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT), \
+  $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)), \
     $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(1),$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)), \
     $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(1),$(BOARD_RECOVERYIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)))
   @echo ----- Made recovery image: $(1) --------