diff --git a/mod_image_for_recovery.sh b/mod_image_for_recovery.sh
index ba92883..7d94846 100755
--- a/mod_image_for_recovery.sh
+++ b/mod_image_for_recovery.sh
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 
 # Build the recovery kernel.
 FACTORY_ROOT="${BOARD_ROOT}/factory-root"
-RECOVERY_KERNEL_FLAGS="fbconsole vtconsole recovery_ramfs tpm i2cdev vfat"
+RECOVERY_KERNEL_FLAGS="fbconsole vtconsole recovery_ramfs tpm i2cdev vfat -kernel_afdo"
 USE="${RECOVERY_KERNEL_FLAGS}" emerge_custom_kernel "$FACTORY_ROOT" ||
   failboat "Cannot emerge custom kernel"