diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 10cec8c..8d034c9 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@
 			"-D__ANDROID_API__="+version, "-D__ANDROID_VNDK__")
 	}
 
+	if ctx.inRecovery() {
+		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags, "-D__ANDROID_RECOVERY__")
+	}
+
 	instructionSet := String(compiler.Properties.Instruction_set)
 	if flags.RequiredInstructionSet != "" {
 		instructionSet = flags.RequiredInstructionSet