diff --git a/init/Android.bp b/init/Android.bp
index 6526a934e..7b7a856e9 100644
--- a/init/Android.bp
+++ b/init/Android.bp
@@ -664,22 +664,10 @@ sh_binary {
     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 {
+phony {
     name: "init_vendor",
-    soong_config_variables: {
-        BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT: {
-            required: [],
-            conditions_default: {
-                required: ["init_first_stage"],
-            },
-        },
-    },
+    required: select(soong_config_variable("ANDROID", "BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT"), {
+        true: [],
+        default: ["init_first_stage"],
+    }),
 }