diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 27dd0e079a..7122a7e626 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq (,$(filter true, $(BOARD_USES_FULL_RECOVERY_IMAGE) $(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT) \
   $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO) \
-  $(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT)))
+  $(BOARD_MOVE_RECOVERY_RESOURCES_TO_VENDOR_BOOT) $(BOARD_RAMDISK_USE_LZ4)))
 # Named '.dat' so we don't attempt to use imgdiff for patching it.
 RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/recovery-resource.dat
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP)
@@ -3614,7 +3614,8 @@ INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE := $(INSTALLED_SYSTEMIMAGE_TARGET)
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),)
 ifneq ($(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET),)
 ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_FULL_RECOVERY_IMAGE),true)
-ifneq (,$(filter true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO)))
+ifneq (,$(filter true,$(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_DTBO) $(BOARD_INCLUDE_RECOVERY_ACPIO) \
+      $(BOARD_RAMDISK_USE_LZ4)))
 diff_tool := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/bsdiff
 else
 diff_tool := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/imgdiff