diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index de55dd4909..b715ac3c7f 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ BUILT_BOOTIMAGE_16K_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot_16k.img
 
 BOARD_KERNEL_16K_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := $(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE)
 
-$(BUILT_BOOTIMAGE_16K_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH) $(INTERNAL_GKI_CERTIFICATE_DEPS)
+$(BUILT_BOOTIMAGE_16K_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(AVBTOOL) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(BOARD_AVB_BOOT_KEY_PATH) $(INTERNAL_GKI_CERTIFICATE_DEPS) $(BUILT_KERNEL_16K_TARGET)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot 16k image: $@")
 	$(call build_boot_from_kernel_avb_enabled,$@,$(BUILT_KERNEL_16K_TARGET))