diff --git a/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go b/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go
index 8325b1e..34c4787 100644
--- a/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go
+++ b/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
 	if buildingVendorBootImage(partitionVars) {
 		generatedPartitions = append(generatedPartitions, "vendor_ramdisk")
 	}
+	if ctx.DeviceConfig().BuildingRecoveryImage() && ctx.DeviceConfig().RecoveryPath() == "recovery" {
+		generatedPartitions = append(generatedPartitions, "recovery")
+	}
 	return generatedPartitions
 }