diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 90ff0bc379..e9e55db0cb 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2812,11 +2812,11 @@ $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP): $(MKBOOTFS) $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_
 	  cp -rf $(recovery_text_file) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/images/ &&) true
 	cp -f $(recovery_font) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/images/font.png
 	$(foreach item,$(recovery_root_private), \
-	  cp -rf $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/)
+	  cp -rf $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)/;)
 	$(foreach item,$(TARGET_PRIVATE_RES_DIRS), \
-	  cp -rf $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/$(newline))
+	  cp -rf $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/$(newline);)
 	$(foreach item,$(recovery_fstab), \
-	  cp -f $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system/etc/recovery.fstab)
+	  cp -f $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system/etc/recovery.fstab;)
 	$(if $(strip $(recovery_wipe)), \
 	  cp -f $(recovery_wipe) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system/etc/recovery.wipe)
 	ln -sf prop.default $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop