diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index 5730019aa..c9a80386b 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ def AddImagesToTargetFiles(filename):
 
   common.ZipClose(input_zip)
   output_zip = zipfile.ZipFile(filename, "a",
-                               compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
+                               compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED,
+                               allowZip64=True)
 
   has_recovery = (OPTIONS.info_dict.get("no_recovery") != "true")
   system_root_image = (OPTIONS.info_dict.get("system_root_image", None) == "true")