diff --git a/android/androidmk.go b/android/androidmk.go
index cfd7c91..e0312e8 100644
--- a/android/androidmk.go
+++ b/android/androidmk.go
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		a.AddStrings("LOCAL_INIT_RC", amod.commonProperties.Init_rc...)
+		if !amod.InRamdisk() && !amod.InVendorRamdisk() {
+			a.AddStrings("LOCAL_INIT_RC", amod.commonProperties.Init_rc...)
+		}
 		a.AddStrings("LOCAL_VINTF_FRAGMENTS", amod.commonProperties.Vintf_fragments...)
 		a.SetBoolIfTrue("LOCAL_PROPRIETARY_MODULE", Bool(amod.commonProperties.Proprietary))
 		if Bool(amod.commonProperties.Vendor) || Bool(amod.commonProperties.Soc_specific) {