diff --git a/init/builtins.cpp b/init/builtins.cpp
index 42211b2c1..2f2ead006 100644
--- a/init/builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/builtins.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,14 @@ static Result<void> reboot_into_recovery(const std::vector<std::string>& options
     if (!write_bootloader_message(options, &err)) {
         return Error() << "Failed to set bootloader message: " << err;
     }
-    property_set("sys.powerctl", "reboot,recovery");
+    // This function should only be reached from init and not from vendor_init, and we want to
+    // immediately trigger reboot instead of relaying through property_service.  Older devices may
+    // still have paths that reach here from vendor_init, so we keep the property_set as a fallback.
+    if (getpid() == 1) {
+        TriggerShutdown("reboot,recovery");
+    } else {
+        property_set("sys.powerctl", "reboot,recovery");
+    }
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/init/host_init_stubs.h b/init/host_init_stubs.h
index 71f78a558..5dd5cf1a4 100644
--- a/init/host_init_stubs.h
+++ b/init/host_init_stubs.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
 // init.h
-inline void EnterShutdown(const std::string&) {
+inline void TriggerShutdown(const std::string&) {
     abort();
 }
 
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index ab6dbcf3c..f775d8fa0 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void ResetWaitForProp() {
     waiting_for_prop.reset();
 }
 
-void EnterShutdown(const std::string& command) {
+void TriggerShutdown(const std::string& command) {
     // We can't call HandlePowerctlMessage() directly in this function,
     // because it modifies the contents of the action queue, which can cause the action queue
     // to get into a bad state if this function is called from a command being executed by the
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void property_changed(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) {
     // In non-thermal-shutdown case, 'shutdown' trigger will be fired to let device specific
     // commands to be executed.
     if (name == "sys.powerctl") {
-        EnterShutdown(value);
+        TriggerShutdown(value);
     }
 
     if (property_triggers_enabled) ActionManager::GetInstance().QueuePropertyChange(name, value);
diff --git a/init/init.h b/init/init.h
index c7918e7e7..d884a9447 100644
--- a/init/init.h
+++ b/init/init.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace init {
 Parser CreateParser(ActionManager& action_manager, ServiceList& service_list);
 Parser CreateServiceOnlyParser(ServiceList& service_list);
 
-void EnterShutdown(const std::string& command);
+void TriggerShutdown(const std::string& command);
 
 bool start_waiting_for_property(const char *name, const char *value);
 
diff --git a/init/reboot.cpp b/init/reboot.cpp
index 4b892b775..d77b9757e 100644
--- a/init/reboot.cpp
+++ b/init/reboot.cpp
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static Result<void> DoUserspaceReboot() {
     auto guard = android::base::make_scope_guard([] {
         // Leave shutdown so that we can handle a full reboot.
         LeaveShutdown();
-        property_set("sys.powerctl", "reboot,abort-userspace-reboot");
+        TriggerShutdown("reboot,abort-userspace-reboot");
     });
     // Triggering userspace-reboot-requested will result in a bunch of set_prop
     // actions. We should make sure, that all of them are propagated before
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index a2db07056..c8568a0e9 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void Service::Reap(const siginfo_t& siginfo) {
 
     if ((siginfo.si_code != CLD_EXITED || siginfo.si_status != 0) && on_failure_reboot_target_) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Service with 'reboot_on_failure' option failed, shutting down system.";
-        EnterShutdown(*on_failure_reboot_target_);
+        TriggerShutdown(*on_failure_reboot_target_);
     }
 
     if (flags_ & SVC_EXEC) UnSetExec();
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void Service::DumpState() const {
 Result<void> Service::ExecStart() {
     auto reboot_on_failure = make_scope_guard([this] {
         if (on_failure_reboot_target_) {
-            EnterShutdown(*on_failure_reboot_target_);
+            TriggerShutdown(*on_failure_reboot_target_);
         }
     });
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Result<void> Service::ExecStart() {
 Result<void> Service::Start() {
     auto reboot_on_failure = make_scope_guard([this] {
         if (on_failure_reboot_target_) {
-            EnterShutdown(*on_failure_reboot_target_);
+            TriggerShutdown(*on_failure_reboot_target_);
         }
     });