diff --git a/libdl/Android.bp b/libdl/Android.bp
index a41aa2d..b1ee5ab 100644
--- a/libdl/Android.bp
+++ b/libdl/Android.bp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     name: "libdl_android",
 
     defaults: ["linux_bionic_supported"],
+    recovery_available: true,
 
     // NOTE: --exclude-libs=libgcc.a makes sure that any symbols libdl.so pulls from
     // libgcc.a are made static to libdl.so.  This in turn ensures that libraries that