diff --git a/fastboot/Android.bp b/fastboot/Android.bp
index 978eed0..546bce2 100644
--- a/fastboot/Android.bp
+++ b/fastboot/Android.bp
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@
     static_libs: [
         "libhealthhalutils",
     ],
+
+    header_libs: [
+        "libsnapshot_headers",
+    ]
 }
 
 cc_defaults {
diff --git a/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp b/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp
index 99854c9..102ebdb 100644
--- a/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/device/flashing.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <fstab/fstab.h>
 #include <liblp/builder.h>
 #include <liblp/liblp.h>
+#include <libsnapshot/snapshot.h>
 #include <sparse/sparse.h>
 
 #include "fastboot_device.h"
@@ -171,6 +172,11 @@
         if (!slot_suffix.empty() && GetPartitionSlotSuffix(partition_name) == slot_suffix) {
             continue;
         }
+        std::string group_name = GetPartitionGroupName(old_metadata->groups[partition.group_index]);
+        // Skip partitions in the COW group
+        if (group_name == android::snapshot::kCowGroupName) {
+            continue;
+        }
         partitions_to_keep.emplace(partition_name);
     }