diff --git a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
index a920ffb13d..fa65767a2e 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/releasetools/Android.bp
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ python_binary_host {
     libs: [
         "releasetools_add_img_to_target_files",
         "releasetools_build_super_image",
+        "releasetools_check_target_files_vintf",
         "releasetools_common",
         "releasetools_img_from_target_files",
         "releasetools_ota_from_target_files",
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
index 916c803744..61c4f4ecc9 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/merge_target_files.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ import zipfile
 
 import add_img_to_target_files
 import build_super_image
+import check_target_files_vintf
 import common
 import img_from_target_files
 import ota_from_target_files
@@ -906,6 +907,9 @@ def merge_target_files(temp_dir, framework_target_files, framework_item_list,
       vendor_target_files, vendor_item_list, framework_misc_info_keys,
       rebuild_recovery)
 
+  if not check_target_files_vintf.CheckVintf(output_target_files_temp_dir):
+    raise RuntimeError("Incompatible VINTF metadata")
+
   generate_images(output_target_files_temp_dir, rebuild_recovery)
 
   generate_super_empty_image(output_target_files_temp_dir, output_super_empty)