diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index d694f85..e17a914 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@
     $(hide) echo "recovery_as_boot=true" >> $(1))
 $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE)),\
     $(hide) echo "system_root_image=true" >> $(1)
-    $(hide) echo "ramdisk_dir=$(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)" >> $(1))
+    $(hide) echo "root_dir=$(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(USE_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS),$(hide) echo "use_logical_partitions=true" >> $(1))
 $(if $(3),$(hide) $(foreach kv,$(3),echo "$(kv)" >> $(1);))
 endef