diff --git a/CleanSpec.mk b/CleanSpec.mk
index af32e90a..8e6689f7 100644
--- a/CleanSpec.mk
+++ b/CleanSpec.mk
@@ -143,3 +143,6 @@ $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/lib64/vndk-sp/libz.so)
 # Remove eSIM OTA image
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/priv-app/EuiccGoogle/esim.img)
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/priv-app/EuiccGoogle/esim2.img)
+
+# Remove init.recovery.*.rc file in root directory (only needed in recovery root).
+$(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/root/init.recovery.$(PRODUCT_HARDWARE).rc)
diff --git a/device.mk b/device.mk
index 2ea35376..5ee1829e 100755
--- a/device.mk
+++ b/device.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DEVICE_PACKAGE_OVERLAYS += $(LOCAL_PATH)/overlay
 
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
     $(LOCAL_KERNEL):kernel \
-    $(LOCAL_PATH)/init.recovery.hardware.rc:root/init.recovery.$(PRODUCT_HARDWARE).rc \
+    $(LOCAL_PATH)/init.recovery.hardware.rc:recovery/root/init.recovery.$(PRODUCT_HARDWARE).rc \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/init.hardware.rc:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/init/hw/init.$(PRODUCT_HARDWARE).rc \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/init.hardware.usb.rc:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/init/hw/init.wahoo.usb.rc \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/ueventd.hardware.rc:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/ueventd.rc \