diff --git a/target/product/generic_system.mk b/target/product/generic_system.mk
index 9748c7cd46..a99900a9c8 100644
--- a/target/product/generic_system.mk
+++ b/target/product/generic_system.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     update_engine \
     update_verifier \
 
+AB_OTA_UPDATER := true
+AB_OTA_PARTITIONS ?= system
+
 # Wrapped net utils for /vendor access.
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += netutils-wrapper-1.0