diff --git a/target/product/aosp_arm64.mk b/target/product/aosp_arm64.mk
index 38f82a2d60..01897b77d2 100644
--- a/target/product/aosp_arm64.mk
+++ b/target/product/aosp_arm64.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/aosp_product.mk)
 #
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/emulator_vendor.mk)
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/board/generic_arm64/device.mk)
+$(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/non_ab_device.mk)
 
 #
 # Special settings for GSI releasing
diff --git a/target/product/aosp_x86_64.mk b/target/product/aosp_x86_64.mk
index 5d782644dc..b3cfae4385 100644
--- a/target/product/aosp_x86_64.mk
+++ b/target/product/aosp_x86_64.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/aosp_product.mk)
 $(call inherit-product-if-exists, device/generic/goldfish/x86_64-vendor.mk)
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/emulator_vendor.mk)
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/board/generic_x86_64/device.mk)
+$(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/non_ab_device.mk)
 
 #
 # Special settings for GSI releasing
diff --git a/target/product/base_vendor.mk b/target/product/base_vendor.mk
index ffa6b7cb12..7622a69385 100644
--- a/target/product/base_vendor.mk
+++ b/target/product/base_vendor.mk
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES_SHIPPING_API_LEVEL_29 += \
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     vendor_compatibility_matrix.xml \
 
-# Packages to update the recovery partition, which will be installed on
-# /vendor. TODO(b/141648565): Don't install these unless they're needed.
-PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
-    applypatch
-
 # Base modules and settings for the debug ramdisk, which is then packed
 # into a boot-debug.img and a vendor_boot-debug.img.
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
diff --git a/target/product/non_ab_device.mk b/target/product/non_ab_device.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dc4506e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/product/non_ab_device.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Packages to update the recovery partition, which will be installed on
+# /vendor. Don't install these unless they're needed.
+PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
+    applypatch
+