diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index 00f5f21..18730aa 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -600,7 +600,11 @@
       # Manually handle the case where the
       # output file is in the recovery or ramdisk partition.
       ifneq (,$(filter $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/%,$(my_module_path)))
-        my_init_rc_path := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system/etc
+        ifneq (,$(filter $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/first_stage_ramdisk/%,$(my_module_path)))
+            my_init_rc_path := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/first_stage_ramdisk/system/etc
+        else
+            my_init_rc_path := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system/etc
+        endif
       else ifneq (,$(filter $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/%,$(my_module_path)))
         my_init_rc_path := $(TARGET_RAMDISK_OUT)/system/etc
       else