diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index 2492da9877..13c5363b0b 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def BuildImageMkfs(in_dir, prop_dict, out_file, target_out, fs_config):
     if "flash_logical_block_size" in prop_dict:
       build_command.extend(["-o", prop_dict["flash_logical_block_size"]])
     # Specify UUID and hash_seed if using mke2fs.
-    if prop_dict["ext_mkuserimg"] == "mkuserimg_mke2fs":
+    if os.path.basename(prop_dict["ext_mkuserimg"]) == "mkuserimg_mke2fs":
       if "uuid" in prop_dict:
         build_command.extend(["-U", prop_dict["uuid"]])
       if "hash_seed" in prop_dict: