diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index b438588a13..d804c37673 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "system_journal_size=$(BOARD
 $(if $(BOARD_HAS_EXT4_RESERVED_BLOCKS),$(hide) echo "has_ext4_reserved_blocks=$(BOARD_HAS_EXT4_RESERVED_BLOCKS)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR),$(hide) echo "system_squashfs_compressor=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR_OPT),$(hide) echo "system_squashfs_compressor_opt=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR_OPT)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN),$(hide) echo "system_squashfs_disable_4k_align=$(BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SYSTEM_BASE_FS_PATH),$(hide) echo "system_base_fs_file=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SYSTEM_BASE_FS_PATH)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE),$(hide) echo "userdata_fs_type=$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "userdata_size=$(BOARD_USERDATAIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
@@ -795,6 +796,7 @@ $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_size=$(BOARD_VENDO
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "vendor_journal_size=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR),$(hide) echo "vendor_squashfs_compressor=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR_OPT),$(hide) echo "vendor_squashfs_compressor_opt=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_COMPRESSOR_OPT)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN),$(hide) echo "vendor_squashfs_disable_4k_align=$(BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_SQUASHFS_DISABLE_4K_ALIGN)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VENDOR_BASE_FS_PATH),$(hide) echo "vendor_base_fs_file=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VENDOR_BASE_FS_PATH)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE),$(hide) echo "oem_journal_size=$(BOARD_OEMIMAGE_JOURNAL_SIZE)" >> $(1))
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index 2463203ad9..d78896a22c 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ def BuildImage(in_dir, prop_dict, out_file, target_out=None):
       build_command.extend(["-z", prop_dict["squashfs_compressor"]])
     if "squashfs_compressor_opt" in prop_dict:
       build_command.extend(["-zo", prop_dict["squashfs_compressor_opt"]])
+    if "squashfs_disable_4k_align" in prop_dict and prop_dict.get("squashfs_disable_4k_align") == "true":
+      build_command.extend(["-a"])
   elif fs_type.startswith("f2fs"):
     build_command = ["mkf2fsuserimg.sh"]
     build_command.extend([out_file, prop_dict["partition_size"]])
@@ -549,6 +551,7 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
     copy_prop("has_ext4_reserved_blocks", "has_ext4_reserved_blocks")
     copy_prop("system_squashfs_compressor", "squashfs_compressor")
     copy_prop("system_squashfs_compressor_opt", "squashfs_compressor_opt")
+    copy_prop("system_squashfs_disable_4k_align", "squashfs_disable_4k_align")
     copy_prop("system_base_fs_file", "base_fs_file")
   elif mount_point == "data":
     # Copy the generic fs type first, override with specific one if available.
@@ -566,6 +569,7 @@ def ImagePropFromGlobalDict(glob_dict, mount_point):
     copy_prop("has_ext4_reserved_blocks", "has_ext4_reserved_blocks")
     copy_prop("vendor_squashfs_compressor", "squashfs_compressor")
     copy_prop("vendor_squashfs_compressor_opt", "squashfs_compressor_opt")
+    copy_prop("vendor_squashfs_disable_4k_align", "squashfs_disable_4k_align")
     copy_prop("vendor_base_fs_file", "base_fs_file")
   elif mount_point == "oem":
     copy_prop("fs_type", "fs_type")