diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 6356d62e2d..10d8837c7b 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ define build-recoveryimage-target
   $(hide) cp -f $(recovery_initrc) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/
   $(hide) rm -f $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy
   $(hide) cp -f $(recovery_sepolicy) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/sepolicy
-  $(hide) cp $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/init.recovery.*.rc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/ | true # Ignore error when the src file doesn't exist.
+  $(hide) cp $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/init.recovery.*.rc $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/ || true # Ignore error when the src file doesn't exist.
   $(hide) mkdir -p $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res
   $(hide) rm -rf $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res/*
   $(hide) cp -rf $(recovery_resources_common)/* $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/res