diff --git a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
index e1215328d8..e2335c0856 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files.py
@@ -1351,7 +1351,8 @@ def WriteABOTAPackageWithBrilloScript(target_file, output_file,
     # building an incremental OTA. See the comments for "--include_secondary".
     secondary_target_file = GetTargetFilesZipForSecondaryImages(target_file)
     secondary_payload = Payload(secondary=True)
-    secondary_payload.Generate(secondary_target_file)
+    secondary_payload.Generate(secondary_target_file,
+                               additional_args=additional_args)
     secondary_payload.Sign(payload_signer)
     secondary_payload.WriteToZip(output_zip)