diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index f6411ecb7d..b172e9e4da 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(BOARD_GENERIC_RAMDISK_KERNEL_MODULES)),)
   endif
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(BOARD_DO_NOT_STRIP_RECOVERY_MODULES),true)
+	RECOVERY_STRIPPED_MODULE_STAGING_DIR := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_recovery_stripped)
+else
+	RECOVERY_STRIPPED_MODULE_STAGING_DIR :=
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(BOARD_DO_NOT_STRIP_VENDOR_MODULES),true)
 	VENDOR_STRIPPED_MODULE_STAGING_DIR := $(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,depmod_vendor_stripped)
 else
@@ -501,7 +507,7 @@ endif
 
 BOARD_KERNEL_MODULE_DIRS += top
 $(foreach kmd,$(BOARD_KERNEL_MODULE_DIRS), \
-  $(eval ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call build-image-kernel-modules-dir,RECOVERY,$(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT),,modules.load.recovery,,$(kmd))) \
+  $(eval ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(call build-image-kernel-modules-dir,RECOVERY,$(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT),,modules.load.recovery,$(RECOVERY_STRIPPED_MODULE_STAGING_DIR),$(kmd))) \
   $(eval vendor_ramdisk_fragment := $(KERNEL_MODULE_DIR_VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT_$(kmd))) \
   $(if $(vendor_ramdisk_fragment), \
     $(eval output_dir := $(VENDOR_RAMDISK_FRAGMENT.$(vendor_ramdisk_fragment).STAGING_DIR)) \