diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
index 486b67b..9b7b5e1 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
@@ -29,13 +29,11 @@
 #include <android-base/hex.h>
 #include <android-base/macros.h>
 #include <android-base/scopeguard.h>
-#include <android_runtime/vm.h>
 #include <binder/BpBinder.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <binder/RpcServer.h>
 #include <binder/RpcTransportRaw.h>
 #include <binder/Stability.h>
-#include <jni.h>
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 
 #include "FdTrigger.h"
@@ -48,6 +46,11 @@
 extern "C" pid_t gettid();
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __ANDROID_RECOVERY__
+#include <android_runtime/vm.h>
+#include <jni.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace android {
 
 using base::unique_fd;
@@ -301,6 +304,9 @@
 }
 
 namespace {
+#ifdef __ANDROID_RECOVERY__
+class JavaThreadAttacher {};
+#else
 // RAII object for attaching / detaching current thread to JVM if Android Runtime exists. If
 // Android Runtime doesn't exist, no-op.
 class JavaThreadAttacher {
@@ -353,6 +359,7 @@
         return fn();
     }
 };
+#endif
 } // namespace
 
 void RpcSession::join(sp<RpcSession>&& session, PreJoinSetupResult&& setupResult) {
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@
 
     if (setupResult.status == OK) {
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!connection, "must have connection if setup succeeded");
-        JavaThreadAttacher javaThreadAttacher;
+        [[maybe_unused]] JavaThreadAttacher javaThreadAttacher;
         while (true) {
             status_t status = session->state()->getAndExecuteCommand(connection, session,
                                                                      RpcState::CommandType::ANY);