diff --git a/fsgen/vbmeta_partitions.go b/fsgen/vbmeta_partitions.go
index b7fff68..11c5759 100644
--- a/fsgen/vbmeta_partitions.go
+++ b/fsgen/vbmeta_partitions.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	"android/soong/filesystem"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
@@ -153,8 +154,10 @@
 			// Already handled by a chained vbmeta partition
 			continue
 		}
-		if partitionType == "ramdisk" {
+		if strings.Contains(partitionType, "ramdisk") || strings.Contains(partitionType, "boot") {
 			// ramdisk is never signed with avb information
+			// boot partitions just have the avb footer, and don't have a corresponding vbmeta
+			// partition.
 			continue
 		}
 		partitionModules = append(partitionModules, generatedModuleNameForPartition(ctx.Config(), partitionType))