diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 6bafdb9..459ee37 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -818,6 +818,40 @@
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	java -jar $(DUMPKEY_JAR) $(PRIVATE_OTA_PUBLIC_KEYS) $(extra_keys) > $@
 
+# $(1): output file
+define build-recoveryimage-target
+  @echo ----- Making recovery image ------
+  $(hide) rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
+  $(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
+  $(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/etc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/tmp
+  @echo Copying baseline ramdisk...
+  $(hide) cp -R $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
+  @echo Modifying ramdisk contents...
+  $(hide) rm -f $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/init*.rc
+  $(hide) cp -f $(recovery_initrc) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/
+  $(hide) rm -f $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy
+  $(hide) cp -f $(recovery_sepolicy) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy
+  $(hide) -cp $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/init.recovery.*.rc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/
+  $(hide) cp -f $(recovery_binary) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sbin/
+  $(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res
+  $(hide) rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/*
+  $(hide) cp -rf $(recovery_resources_common)/* $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res
+  $(hide) cp -f $(recovery_font) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/images/font.png
+  $(hide) $(foreach item,$(recovery_resources_private), \
+    cp -rf $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/)
+  $(hide) $(foreach item,$(recovery_fstab), \
+    cp -f $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/etc/recovery.fstab)
+  $(hide) cp $(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/keys
+  $(hide) cat $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET) $(recovery_build_prop) \
+          > $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
+  $(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
+  $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1)
+  $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY)),\
+    $(BOOT_SIGNER) /recovery $(1) $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY) $(1))
+  $(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(1),$(BOARD_RECOVERYIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
+  @echo ----- Made recovery image: $(1) --------
+endef
+
 $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(MINIGZIP) \
 		$(INSTALLED_RAMDISK_TARGET) \
 		$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) \
@@ -827,42 +861,17 @@
 		$(recovery_build_prop) $(recovery_resource_deps) \
 		$(recovery_fstab) \
 		$(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS)
-	@echo ----- Making recovery image ------
-	$(hide) rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/etc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/tmp
-	@echo Copying baseline ramdisk...
-	$(hide) cp -R $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
-	@echo Modifying ramdisk contents...
-	$(hide) rm -f $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/init*.rc
-	$(hide) cp -f $(recovery_initrc) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/
-	$(hide) rm -f $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy
-	$(hide) cp -f $(recovery_sepolicy) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy
-	$(hide) -cp $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/init.recovery.*.rc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/
-	$(hide) cp -f $(recovery_binary) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sbin/
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res
-	$(hide) rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/*
-	$(hide) cp -rf $(recovery_resources_common)/* $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res
-	$(hide) cp -f $(recovery_font) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/images/font.png
-	$(hide) $(foreach item,$(recovery_resources_private), \
-	  cp -rf $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/)
-	$(hide) $(foreach item,$(recovery_fstab), \
-	  cp -f $(item) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/etc/recovery.fstab)
-	$(hide) cp $(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/keys
-	$(hide) cat $(INSTALLED_DEFAULT_PROP_TARGET) $(recovery_build_prop) \
-	        > $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/default.prop
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
-ifeq (true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY))
-	$(BOOT_SIGNER) /recovery $@ $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY) $@
-endif
-	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_RECOVERYIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
-	@echo ----- Made recovery image: $@ --------
+		$(call build-recoveryimage-target, $@)
 
 $(RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP): $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(hide) find $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res -type f | sort | zip -0qrj $@ -@
 
+.PHONY: recoveryimage-nodeps
+recoveryimage-nodeps:
+	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
+	$(call build-recoveryimage-target, $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET))
+
 else
 INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET :=
 RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP :=
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index a0a0a59..e613566 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
     cacheimage-nodeps \
     vendorimage-nodeps \
     ramdisk-nodeps \
-    bootimage-nodeps
+    bootimage-nodeps \
+    recoveryimage-nodeps
 
 ifneq ($(filter $(dont_bother_goals), $(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 dont_bother := true