diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 39b3b95..b46dca1 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3057,6 +3057,9 @@
 # configured as a chained partition, if BOARD_AVB_<partition>_KEY_PATH is defined. Otherwise the
 # image descriptor will be included into vbmeta.img, unless it has been already added to any chained
 # VBMeta image.
+# Multiple boot images can be generated based on BOARD_KERNEL_BINARIES
+# but vbmeta would capture the image descriptor of only the first boot
+# image specified in BUILT_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET.
 # $(1): Partition name, e.g. boot or system.
 define check-and-set-avb-args
 $(eval _in_chained_vbmeta := $(filter $(1),$(INTERNAL_AVB_PARTITIONS_IN_CHAINED_VBMETA_IMAGES)))
@@ -3065,8 +3068,11 @@
         $(error Chaining partition "$(1)" in chained VBMeta image is not supported)) \
     $(call _check-and-set-avb-chain-args,$(1)),\
     $(if $(_in_chained_vbmeta),,\
-        $(eval INTERNAL_AVB_MAKE_VBMETA_IMAGE_ARGS += \
-            --include_descriptors_from_image $(call images-for-partitions,$(1)))))
+        $(if $(filter boot,$(1)),\
+            $(eval INTERNAL_AVB_MAKE_VBMETA_IMAGE_ARGS += \
+                --include_descriptors_from_image $(firstword $(call images-for-partitions,$(1)))),\
+            $(eval INTERNAL_AVB_MAKE_VBMETA_IMAGE_ARGS += \
+                --include_descriptors_from_image $(call images-for-partitions,$(1))))))
 endef
 
 # Checks and sets build variables for a custom chained partition to include it into vbmeta.img.
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 490b44a..f58b697
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -788,16 +788,16 @@
     boot_images = OPTIONS.info_dict.get("boot_images")
     if boot_images is None:
       boot_images = "boot.img"
-    for b in boot_images.split():
+    for index,b in enumerate(boot_images.split()):
       # common.GetBootableImage() returns the image directly if present.
       boot_image = common.GetBootableImage(
           "IMAGES/" + b, b, OPTIONS.input_tmp, "BOOT")
       # boot.img may be unavailable in some targets (e.g. aosp_arm64).
       if boot_image:
         boot_image_path = os.path.join(OPTIONS.input_tmp, "IMAGES", b)
-        # vbmeta does not need to include boot.img with multiple boot.img files,
-        # which is only used for aosp_arm64 for GKI
-        if len(boot_images.split()) == 1:
+        # Although multiple boot images can be generated, include the image
+        # descriptor of only the first boot image in vbmeta
+        if index == 0:
           partitions['boot'] = boot_image_path
         if not os.path.exists(boot_image_path):
           boot_image.WriteToDir(OPTIONS.input_tmp)