diff --git a/build/core/Makefile b/build/core/Makefile
index 8817ef9e18..cce264721f 100644
--- a/build/core/Makefile
+++ b/build/core/Makefile
@@ -952,7 +952,8 @@ $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTFS) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(MINIGZIP) \
 		$(recovery_fstab) \
 		$(recovery_fstab_mtd) \
 		$(recovery_fstab_emmc) \
-		$(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS)
+		$(RECOVERY_INSTALL_OTA_KEYS) \
+		$(pcba_core)
 	@echo ----- Making recovery image ------
 	$(hide) rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_OUT)
@@ -998,7 +999,8 @@ endif
 
 $(RECOVERY_RESOURCE_ZIP): $(INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(hide) find $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res -type f | sort | zip -0qrj $@ -@
+	@echo "the @ is: $@"
+	$(hide) find $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res -type f | sort #| zip -0qrj $@ -@
 
 else
 INSTALLED_RECOVERYIMAGE_TARGET :=