diff --git a/core/release_config.mk b/core/release_config.mk
index 4fdd279c28..2898868682 100644
--- a/core/release_config.mk
+++ b/core/release_config.mk
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ ifneq (,$(_use_protobuf))
         # Disable the build flag in release-config.
         _args += --guard=false
     endif
+    _args += --allow-missing=true
     _flags_dir:=$(OUT_DIR)/soong/release-config
     _flags_file:=$(_flags_dir)/release_config-$(TARGET_PRODUCT)-$(TARGET_RELEASE).vars
     # release-config generates $(_flags_varmk)