diff --git a/libsync/Android.mk b/libsync/Android.mk
index fd1c88c7f..f407bd119 100644
--- a/libsync/Android.mk
+++ b/libsync/Android.mk
@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := sync.c
 LOCAL_MODULE := libsync
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
 LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
+# libsync_recovery is only intended for the recovery binary.
+# Future versions of the kernel WILL require an updated libsync, and will break
+# anything statically linked against the current libsync.
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := sync.c
+LOCAL_MODULE := libsync_recovery
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
+LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
+LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := sync.c sync_test.c
 LOCAL_MODULE := sync_test
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional tests
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)