diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 182f9a522..f1981b477 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(MINIGZIP) \
 		$(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS)
 		$(call build-recoveryimage-target, $@)
 
-ifeq (,$(filter true, $(BOARD_USES_FULL_RECOVERY_IMAGE) $(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT)))
+ifdef RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP
 $(RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP): $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET) | $(ZIPTIME)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) find $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res -type f | sort | zip -0qrjX $@ -@