diff --git a/android/paths.go b/android/paths.go
index a056ad4bc..2fb5f25af 100644
--- a/android/paths.go
+++ b/android/paths.go
@@ -1402,8 +1402,12 @@ func modulePartition(ctx ModuleInstallPathContext, os OsType) string {
 				partition += "/system"
 			}
 		} else if ctx.InstallInVendorRamdisk() {
+			// The module is only available after switching root into
+			// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root
+			// on a device without a dedicated recovery partition, install the
+			// recovery variant.
 			if ctx.DeviceConfig().BoardMoveRecoveryResourcesToVendorBoot() {
-				partition = "recovery/root/first_stage_ramdisk"
+				partition = "vendor-ramdisk/first_stage_ramdisk"
 			} else {
 				partition = "vendor-ramdisk"
 			}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index c1a432743..c93bdebb5 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -255,10 +255,18 @@ type BaseProperties struct {
 	// file
 	Logtags []string
 
-	// Make this module available when building for ramdisk
+	// Make this module available when building for ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Ramdisk_available *bool
 
-	// Make this module available when building for vendor ramdisk
+	// Make this module available when building for vendor ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Vendor_ramdisk_available *bool
 
 	// Make this module available when building for recovery
diff --git a/etc/prebuilt_etc.go b/etc/prebuilt_etc.go
index 337ad88f2..44b814954 100644
--- a/etc/prebuilt_etc.go
+++ b/etc/prebuilt_etc.go
@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ type prebuiltEtcProperties struct {
 	Filename_from_src *bool `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// Make this module available when building for ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Ramdisk_available *bool
 
 	// Make this module available when building for vendor ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Vendor_ramdisk_available *bool
 
 	// Make this module available when building for recovery.
diff --git a/sh/sh_binary.go b/sh/sh_binary.go
index 6f40ae489..7e5c3440a 100644
--- a/sh/sh_binary.go
+++ b/sh/sh_binary.go
@@ -66,9 +66,17 @@ type shBinaryProperties struct {
 	Symlinks []string `android:"arch_variant"`
 
 	// Make this module available when building for ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Ramdisk_available *bool
 
 	// Make this module available when building for vendor ramdisk.
+	// On device without a dedicated recovery partition, the module is only
+	// available after switching root into
+	// /first_stage_ramdisk. To expose the module before switching root, install
+	// the recovery variant instead.
 	Vendor_ramdisk_available *bool
 
 	// Make this module available when building for recovery.