diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index f477eda12e..d5055d4811 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -224,15 +224,15 @@ my_module_relative_path := $(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH))
 ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
   partition_tag :=
 else
-ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE))
+ifeq (true,$(strip $(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE)))
   partition_tag := _VENDOR
-else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE))
+else ifeq (true,$(strip $(LOCAL_OEM_MODULE)))
   partition_tag := _OEM
-else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE))
+else ifeq (true,$(strip $(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE)))
   partition_tag := _ODM
-else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PRODUCT_MODULE))
+else ifeq (true,$(strip $(LOCAL_PRODUCT_MODULE)))
   partition_tag := _PRODUCT
-else ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_PRODUCT_SERVICES_MODULE))
+else ifeq (true,$(strip $(LOCAL_PRODUCT_SERVICES_MODULE)))
   partition_tag := _PRODUCT_SERVICES
 else ifeq (NATIVE_TESTS,$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
   partition_tag := _DATA
diff --git a/core/build_rro_package.mk b/core/build_rro_package.mk
index c3daf6eeca..a6921d5bad 100644
--- a/core/build_rro_package.mk
+++ b/core/build_rro_package.mk
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_SRC_FILES),)
 endif
 
 partition :=
-ifeq ($(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE),true)
+ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_ODM_MODULE)),true)
   partition := $(TARGET_OUT_ODM)
-else ifeq ($(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE),true)
+else ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_VENDOR_MODULE)),true)
   partition := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)
-else ifeq ($(LOCAL_PRODUCT_SERVICES_MODULE),true)
+else ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_PRODUCT_SERVICES_MODULE)),true)
   partition := $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT_SERVICES)
 else
   partition := $(TARGET_OUT_PRODUCT)