diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 8941f890ff..a596c26168 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -1024,20 +1024,22 @@ def ComputeDifferences(diffs):
 
 
 class BlockDifference:
-  def __init__(self, partition, tgt, src=None, check_first_block=False):
+  def __init__(self, partition, tgt, src=None, check_first_block=False, version=None):
     self.tgt = tgt
     self.src = src
     self.partition = partition
     self.check_first_block = check_first_block
 
-    version = 1
-    if OPTIONS.info_dict:
-      version = max(
-          int(i) for i in
-          OPTIONS.info_dict.get("blockimgdiff_versions", "1").split(","))
+    if version is None:
+      version = 1
+      if OPTIONS.info_dict:
+        version = max(
+            int(i) for i in
+            OPTIONS.info_dict.get("blockimgdiff_versions", "1").split(","))
+    self.version = version
 
     b = blockimgdiff.BlockImageDiff(tgt, src, threads=OPTIONS.worker_threads,
-                                    version=version)
+                                    version=self.version)
     tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     OPTIONS.tempfiles.append(tmpdir)
     self.path = os.path.join(tmpdir, partition)
@@ -1066,12 +1068,19 @@ class BlockDifference:
                          (self.device, self.src.care_map.to_string_raw(),
                           self.src.TotalSha1()))
       script.Print("Verified %s image..." % (self.partition,))
-      script.AppendExtra(('else\n'
-                          '  (range_sha1("%s", "%s") == "%s") ||\n'
-                          '  abort("%s partition has unexpected contents");\n'
-                          'endif;') %
-                         (self.device, self.tgt.care_map.to_string_raw(),
-                          self.tgt.TotalSha1(), self.partition))
+      # Abort the OTA update if it doesn't support resumable OTA (i.e. version<3)
+      # and the checksum doesn't match the one in the source partition.
+      if self.version < 3:
+        script.AppendExtra(('else\n'
+                            '  abort("%s partition has unexpected contents");\n'
+                            'endif;') % (self.partition))
+      else:
+        script.AppendExtra(('else\n'
+                            '  (range_sha1("%s", "%s") == "%s") ||\n'
+                            '  abort("%s partition has unexpected contents");\n'
+                            'endif;') %
+                           (self.device, self.tgt.care_map.to_string_raw(),
+                            self.tgt.TotalSha1(), self.partition))
 
   def _WriteUpdate(self, script, output_zip):
     partition = self.partition
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
index 945f11a0bb..25309a49ce 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
+++ b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
@@ -740,8 +740,16 @@ def WriteBlockIncrementalOTAPackage(target_zip, source_zip, output_zip):
 
   system_src = GetImage("system", OPTIONS.source_tmp, OPTIONS.source_info_dict)
   system_tgt = GetImage("system", OPTIONS.target_tmp, OPTIONS.target_info_dict)
+
+  blockimgdiff_version = 1
+  if OPTIONS.info_dict:
+    blockimgdiff_version = max(
+        int(i) for i in
+        OPTIONS.info_dict.get("blockimgdiff_versions", "1").split(","))
+
   system_diff = common.BlockDifference("system", system_tgt, system_src,
-                                       check_first_block=True)
+                                       check_first_block=True,
+                                       version=blockimgdiff_version)
 
   if HasVendorPartition(target_zip):
     if not HasVendorPartition(source_zip):
@@ -749,7 +757,8 @@ def WriteBlockIncrementalOTAPackage(target_zip, source_zip, output_zip):
     vendor_src = GetImage("vendor", OPTIONS.source_tmp, OPTIONS.source_info_dict)
     vendor_tgt = GetImage("vendor", OPTIONS.target_tmp, OPTIONS.target_info_dict)
     vendor_diff = common.BlockDifference("vendor", vendor_tgt, vendor_src,
-                                         check_first_block=True)
+                                         check_first_block=True,
+                                         version=blockimgdiff_version)
   else:
     vendor_diff = None
 
@@ -810,11 +819,22 @@ else if get_stage("%(bcb_dev)s") != "3/3" then
   device_specific.IncrementalOTA_VerifyBegin()
 
   if oem_props is None:
-    script.AssertSomeFingerprint(source_fp, target_fp)
+    # When blockimgdiff version is less than 3 (non-resumable block-based OTA),
+    # patching on a device that's already on the target build will damage the
+    # system. Because operations like move don't check the block state, they
+    # always apply the changes unconditionally.
+    if blockimgdiff_version <= 2:
+      script.AssertSomeFingerprint(source_fp)
+    else:
+      script.AssertSomeFingerprint(source_fp, target_fp)
   else:
-    script.AssertSomeThumbprint(
-        GetBuildProp("ro.build.thumbprint", OPTIONS.target_info_dict),
-        GetBuildProp("ro.build.thumbprint", OPTIONS.source_info_dict))
+    if blockimgdiff_version <= 2:
+      script.AssertSomeThumbprint(
+          GetBuildProp("ro.build.thumbprint", OPTIONS.source_info_dict))
+    else:
+      script.AssertSomeThumbprint(
+          GetBuildProp("ro.build.thumbprint", OPTIONS.target_info_dict),
+          GetBuildProp("ro.build.thumbprint", OPTIONS.source_info_dict))
 
   if updating_boot:
     boot_type, boot_device = common.GetTypeAndDevice("/boot", OPTIONS.info_dict)