diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
index a4f88ba89..720ec0315 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
@@ -646,7 +646,10 @@ struct fstab *fs_mgr_read_fstab_default()
     std::string hw;
     std::string default_fstab;
 
-    if (fs_mgr_get_boot_config("hardware", &hw)) {
+    // Use different fstab paths for normal boot and recovery boot, respectively
+    if (access("/sbin/recovery", F_OK) == 0) {
+        default_fstab = "/etc/recovery.fstab";
+    } else if (fs_mgr_get_boot_config("hardware", &hw)) {  // normal boot
         for (const char *prefix : {"/odm/etc/fstab.","/vendor/etc/fstab.", "/fstab."}) {
             default_fstab = prefix + hw;
             if (access(default_fstab.c_str(), F_OK) == 0) break;