diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index fe4ad16cb1..d3d540031d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP): $(MKBOOTFS) \
 
 $(recovery_uncompressed_ramdisk): $(INTERNAL_RECOVERY_RAMDISK_FILES_TIMESTAMP)
 	@echo ----- Making uncompressed recovery ramdisk ------
-	$(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) > $@
+	$(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) > $@
 
 $(recovery_ramdisk): $(recovery_uncompressed_ramdisk) $(COMPRESSION_COMMAND_DEPS)
 	@echo ----- Making compressed recovery ramdisk ------