diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index 4195900..e543857 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@
 
   system_root_image = d.get("system_root_image") == "true"
   if d.get("no_recovery") != "true":
-    recovery_fstab_path = "RECOVERY/RAMDISK/etc/recovery.fstab"
+    recovery_fstab_path = "RECOVERY/RAMDISK/system/etc/recovery.fstab"
     d["fstab"] = LoadRecoveryFSTab(
         read_helper, d["fstab_version"], recovery_fstab_path, system_root_image)
   elif d.get("recovery_as_boot") == "true":
-    recovery_fstab_path = "BOOT/RAMDISK/etc/recovery.fstab"
+    recovery_fstab_path = "BOOT/RAMDISK/system/etc/recovery.fstab"
     d["fstab"] = LoadRecoveryFSTab(
         read_helper, d["fstab_version"], recovery_fstab_path, system_root_image)
   else: