diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index 6487b9b..d775ae8 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
   fs_type = prop_dict.get("fs_type", "")
 
   fs_spans_partition = True
-  if fs_type.startswith("squash"):
+  if fs_type.startswith("squash") or fs_type.startswith("erofs"):
     fs_spans_partition = False
 
   # Get a builder for creating an image that's to be verified by Verified Boot,