diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 1b2b7041e1..06ac70ec81 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3426,6 +3426,8 @@ define dump-dynamic-partitions-info
   echo "lpmake=$(notdir $(LPMAKE))" >> $(1)
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_PARTITION)), $(if $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE), \
     echo "build_super_partition=true" >> $(1)))
+  $(if $(filter true,$(BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE)), \
+    echo "build_retrofit_dynamic_partitions_ota_package=true" >> $(1))
   echo "super_metadata_device=$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_METADATA_DEVICE)" >> $(1)
   $(if $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_BLOCK_DEVICES), \
     echo "super_block_devices=$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_BLOCK_DEVICES)" >> $(1))
@@ -3886,7 +3888,7 @@ $(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES_PACKAGE) \
 .PHONY: otapackage
 otapackage: $(INTERNAL_OTA_PACKAGE_TARGET)
 
-ifeq ($(PRODUCT_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS),true)
+ifeq ($(BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE),true)
 name := $(TARGET_PRODUCT)
 ifeq ($(TARGET_BUILD_TYPE),debug)
   name := $(name)_debug
@@ -3912,7 +3914,7 @@ $(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET): $(BUILT_TARGET_FILES
 
 otapackage otardppackage: $(INTERNAL_OTA_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PACKAGE_TARGET)
 
-endif # PRODUCT_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS
+endif # BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE
 
 endif    # build_ota_package
 
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index fdaaba9f13..c0a159dce6 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -1058,6 +1058,19 @@ endif
 # The metadata device must be supplied to init via the kernel command-line.
 BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE += androidboot.super_partition=$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_METADATA_DEVICE)
 
+BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE := true
+
+# If "vendor" is listed as one of the dynamic partitions but without its image available (e.g. an
+# AOSP target built without vendor image), don't build the retrofit full OTA package. Because we
+# won't be able to build meaningful super_* images for retrofitting purpose.
+ifneq (,$(filter vendor,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST)))
+ifndef BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+ifndef BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
+BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE :=
+endif # BOARD_PREBUILT_VENDORIMAGE
+endif # BOARD_VENDORIMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM_TYPE
+endif # BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PARTITION_LIST
+
 else # PRODUCT_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS
 
 # For normal devices, we populate BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_BLOCK_DEVICES so the
@@ -1079,11 +1092,13 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_METADATA_DEVICE),super)
 BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE += androidboot.super_partition=$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_METADATA_DEVICE)
 endif
+BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE :=
 
 endif # PRODUCT_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS
 endif # BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE
 .KATI_READONLY := BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_BLOCK_DEVICES
 .KATI_READONLY := BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_METADATA_DEVICE
+.KATI_READONLY := BOARD_BUILD_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_OTA_PACKAGE
 
 $(foreach device,$(call to-upper,$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_BLOCK_DEVICES)), \
     $(eval BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_$(device)_DEVICE_SIZE := $(strip $(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_$(device)_DEVICE_SIZE))) \
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
index 1872a58127..da5ea4aa1a 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/add_img_to_target_files.py
@@ -859,11 +859,12 @@ def AddImagesToTargetFiles(filename):
     banner("vbmeta")
     AddVBMeta(output_zip, partitions, "vbmeta", vbmeta_partitions)
 
-  if OPTIONS.info_dict.get("build_super_partition"):
+  if OPTIONS.info_dict.get("build_super_partition") == "true":
     banner("super_empty")
     AddSuperEmpty(output_zip)
 
-    if OPTIONS.info_dict.get("dynamic_partition_retrofit") == "true":
+    if OPTIONS.info_dict.get(
+        "build_retrofit_dynamic_partitions_ota_package") == "true":
       banner("super split images")
       AddSuperSplit(output_zip)