diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index 8cc3182..af2f956 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -950,7 +950,8 @@
 		if ctx.InstallInData() {
 			partition = "data"
 		} else if ctx.InstallInRecovery() {
-			partition = "recovery/root"
+			// the layout of recovery partion is the same as that of system partition
+			partition = "recovery/root/system"
 		} else if ctx.SocSpecific() {
 			partition = ctx.DeviceConfig().VendorPath()
 		} else if ctx.DeviceSpecific() {