diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index a3f375762..8268da9a8 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -849,6 +849,9 @@ $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(MINIGZIP) \
 	        > $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
+ifeq (true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY))
+	$(BOOT_SIGNER) /recovery $@ $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY) $@
+endif
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_RECOVERYIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 	@echo ----- Made recovery image: $@ --------