diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
index 278331b37..07e3c8ab7 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void MetadataBuilder::OverrideABForTesting(bool ab_device) {
     sABOverrideValue = ab_device;
 }
 
-MetadataBuilder::MetadataBuilder() : auto_slot_suffixing_(false) {
+MetadataBuilder::MetadataBuilder() : auto_slot_suffixing_(false), ignore_slot_suffixing_(false) {
     memset(&geometry_, 0, sizeof(geometry_));
     geometry_.magic = LP_METADATA_GEOMETRY_MAGIC;
     geometry_.struct_size = sizeof(geometry_);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Partition* MetadataBuilder::AddPartition(const std::string& name, const std::str
         LERROR << "Could not find partition group: " << group_name;
         return nullptr;
     }
-    if (IsABDevice() && !auto_slot_suffixing_ && name != "scratch" &&
+    if (IsABDevice() && !auto_slot_suffixing_ && name != "scratch" && !ignore_slot_suffixing_ &&
         GetPartitionSlotSuffix(name).empty()) {
         LERROR << "Unsuffixed partition not allowed on A/B device: " << name;
         return nullptr;
@@ -972,6 +972,10 @@ void MetadataBuilder::SetAutoSlotSuffixing() {
     auto_slot_suffixing_ = true;
 }
 
+void MetadataBuilder::IgnoreSlotSuffixing() {
+    ignore_slot_suffixing_ = true;
+}
+
 bool MetadataBuilder::IsABDevice() const {
     if (sABOverrideSet) {
         return sABOverrideValue;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
index f16d08706..57cce21d5 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ class MetadataBuilder {
     // Set the LP_METADATA_AUTO_SLOT_SUFFIXING flag.
     void SetAutoSlotSuffixing();
 
+    // If set, checks for slot suffixes will be ignored internally.
+    void IgnoreSlotSuffixing();
+
     bool GetBlockDeviceInfo(const std::string& partition_name, BlockDeviceInfo* info) const;
     bool UpdateBlockDeviceInfo(const std::string& partition_name, const BlockDeviceInfo& info);
 
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ class MetadataBuilder {
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<PartitionGroup>> groups_;
     std::vector<LpMetadataBlockDevice> block_devices_;
     bool auto_slot_suffixing_;
+    bool ignore_slot_suffixing_;
 };
 
 // Read BlockDeviceInfo for a given block device. This always returns false