diff --git a/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
index bf2c0d1..7cabdb0 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
@@ -711,6 +711,11 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool force_compile_without_image() {
+    // We don't have a boot image anyway. Compile without a boot image.
+    return true;
+}
+
 static int log_callback(int type, const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list ap;
     int priority;