diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 25429e7..f7a4ac0 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -7976,7 +7976,7 @@
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Desktop pack recovery image hook.
-ifneq (,$(strip $(PACK_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE)))
+ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
 PACK_RECOVERY_IMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/android-desktop_recovery_image.bin
 PACK_RECOVERY_IMAGE_ARGS := --noarchive --recovery
 
@@ -7997,11 +7997,11 @@
 .PHONY: pack-recovery-image
 pack-recovery-image: $(PACK_RECOVERY_IMAGE_TARGET)
 
-endif # PACK_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
+endif # BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Desktop pack update image hook.
-ifneq (,$(strip $(PACK_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE)))
+ifeq ($(BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE),true)
 PACK_UPDATE_IMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/android-desktop_update_image.bin
 PACK_UPDATE_IMAGE_ARGS := --noarchive --update
 
@@ -8022,7 +8022,7 @@
 .PHONY: pack-update-image
 pack-update-image: $(PACK_UPDATE_IMAGE_TARGET)
 
-endif # PACK_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
+endif # BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
 
 PACK_MIGRATION_IMAGE_SCRIPT := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/pack_migration_image
 
diff --git a/core/board_config.mk b/core/board_config.mk
index 38baa0a..ea0d022 100644
--- a/core/board_config.mk
+++ b/core/board_config.mk
@@ -924,6 +924,18 @@
 endif
 .KATI_READONLY := BOARD_USES_PVMFWIMAGE
 
+BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE :=
+ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
+  BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE := true
+endif
+.KATI_READONLY := BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
+
+BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE :=
+ifeq ($(PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE),true)
+  BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE := true
+endif
+.KATI_READONLY := BOARD_USES_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
+
 ###########################################
 # Ensure consistency among TARGET_RECOVERY_UPDATER_LIBS, AB_OTA_UPDATER, and PRODUCT_OTA_FORCE_NON_AB_PACKAGE.
 TARGET_RECOVERY_UPDATER_LIBS ?=
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index 8fc40f8..7cf4ec2 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_VBMETA_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_EMPTY_IMAGE
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_PVMFW_IMAGE
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_RECOVERY_IMAGE
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_BUILD_DESKTOP_UPDATE_IMAGE
 
 # List of boot jars delivered via updatable APEXes, following the same format as
 # PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS.