diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index e0b501b28e..da961f28dc 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ else
 endif
 FINAL_VENDOR_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
     $(call collapse-pairs, $(PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES))
+
+# Although these variables are prefixed with TARGET_RECOVERY_, they are also needed under charger
+# mode (via libminui).
+ifdef TARGET_RECOVERY_DEFAULT_ROTATION
+FINAL_VENDOR_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
+    ro.minui.default_rotation=$(TARGET_RECOVERY_DEFAULT_ROTATION)
+endif
+ifdef TARGET_RECOVERY_OVERSCAN_PERCENT
+FINAL_VENDOR_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
+    ro.minui.overscan_percent=$(TARGET_RECOVERY_OVERSCAN_PERCENT)
+endif
+ifdef TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT
+FINAL_VENDOR_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
+    ro.minui.pixel_format=$(TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT)
+endif
 FINAL_VENDOR_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES := $(call uniq-pairs-by-first-component, \
     $(FINAL_VENDOR_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES),=)
 
@@ -1557,9 +1572,6 @@ endif
 INSTALLED_RECOVERY_BUILD_PROP_TARGET := $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/prop.default
 
 $(INSTALLED_RECOVERY_BUILD_PROP_TARGET): PRIVATE_RECOVERY_UI_PROPERTIES := \
-    TARGET_RECOVERY_DEFAULT_ROTATION:default_rotation \
-    TARGET_RECOVERY_OVERSCAN_PERCENT:overscan_percent \
-    TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT:pixel_format \
     TARGET_RECOVERY_UI_ANIMATION_FPS:animation_fps \
     TARGET_RECOVERY_UI_MARGIN_HEIGHT:margin_height \
     TARGET_RECOVERY_UI_MARGIN_WIDTH:margin_width \