diff --git a/recovery_main.cpp b/recovery_main.cpp
index c3168fc2..c4e3af20 100644
--- a/recovery_main.cpp
+++ b/recovery_main.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         std::string option = OPTIONS[option_index].name;
         if (option == "locale") {
           locale = optarg;
-        } else if (option == "fastboot") {
+        } else if (option == "fastboot" &&
+                   android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.boot.logical_partitions", false)) {
           fastboot = true;
         }
         break;