diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 44b74a43f3..2af421dc46 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ $(hide) echo "selinux_fc=$(SELINUX_FC)" >> $(1)
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_BOOT_SIGNER),$(hide) echo "boot_signer=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_BOOT_SIGNER)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_key=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY)" >> $(1))
-$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_signer_cmd=$(VERITY_SIGNER)" >> $(1))
+$(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),$(hide) echo "verity_signer_cmd=$(notdir $(VERITY_SIGNER))" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SYSTEM_VERITY_PARTITION),$(hide) echo "system_verity_block_device=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SYSTEM_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VENDOR_VERITY_PARTITION),$(hide) echo "vendor_verity_block_device=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VENDOR_VERITY_PARTITION)" >> $(1))
 $(if $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT),$(hide) echo "vboot=$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)" >> $(1))