diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 48b383b8c5..b3465001f4 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@ endif
 # Install vendor/etc/linker.config.pb with PRODUCT_VENDOR_LINKER_CONFIG_FRAGMENTS and STUB_LIBRARIES
 vendor_linker_config_file := $(TARGET_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/linker.config.pb
 $(vendor_linker_config_file): private_linker_config_fragments := $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_LINKER_CONFIG_FRAGMENTS)
-$(vendor_linker_config_file): $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_LINKER_CONFIG_FRAGMENTS) | $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/conv_linker_config
+$(vendor_linker_config_file): $(INTERNAL_VENDORIMAGE_FILES) $(PRODUCT_VENDOR_LINKER_CONFIG_FRAGMENTS) | $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/conv_linker_config
 	$(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/conv_linker_config proto \
 		--source $(call normalize-path-list,$(private_linker_config_fragments)) \
 		--output $@