diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 57e5a681a..6526a934e 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ libinit_cc_defaults {
         },
         release_write_appcompat_override_system_properties: {
             cflags: ["-DWRITE_APPCOMPAT_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES"],
-        }
+        },
     },
     static_libs: [
         "libavb",
@@ -663,3 +663,23 @@ sh_binary {
     src: "extra_free_kbytes.sh",
     filename_from_src: true,
 }
+
+soong_config_module_type {
+    name: "board_use_recovery_as_boot_phony",
+    module_type: "phony",
+    config_namespace: "ANDROID",
+    bool_variables: ["BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT"],
+    properties: ["required"],
+}
+
+board_use_recovery_as_boot_phony {
+    name: "init_vendor",
+    soong_config_variables: {
+        BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT: {
+            required: [],
+            conditions_default: {
+                required: ["init_first_stage"],
+            },
+        },
+    },
+}
diff --git a/init/Android.mk b/init/Android.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b85c15ea..000000000
--- a/init/Android.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2005 The Android Open Source Project
-
-LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-
-LOCAL_MODULE := init_vendor
-LOCAL_LICENSE_KINDS := SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
-LOCAL_LICENSE_CONDITIONS := notice
-LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE := $(LOCAL_PATH)/NOTICE
-ifneq ($(BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT),true)
-LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := \
-   init_first_stage \
-
-endif  # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT
-include $(BUILD_PHONY_PACKAGE)