diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index e6a5bc0d4f..e563873798 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -6919,6 +6919,7 @@ PATH=$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS):$(dir $(ZIP2ZIP)):$$PATH \
         --verbose \
         --path $(HOST_OUT) \
         $(if $(OEM_OTA_CONFIG), --oem_settings $(OEM_OTA_CONFIG)) \
+        $(if $(BOOT_VAR_OTA_CONFIG), --boot_variable_file $(BOOT_VAR_OTA_CONFIG)) \
         $(2) \
         $(patsubst %.zip,%,$(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE)) $(1)
 endef