diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index 262f4ff..346873d 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DPRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY=1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),true)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBOARD_AVB_ENABLE=1
+endif
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := recovery_component_test
 LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITE := device-tests
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := bootable/recovery
diff --git a/tests/component/update_verifier_test.cpp b/tests/component/update_verifier_test.cpp
index 73b4478..5fc7ef6 100644
--- a/tests/component/update_verifier_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/component/update_verifier_test.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 class UpdateVerifierTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
   void SetUp() override {
-#ifdef PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY
+#if defined(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY) || defined(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE)
     verity_supported = true;
 #else
     verity_supported = false;
diff --git a/update_verifier/Android.mk b/update_verifier/Android.mk
index 37d9bfe..33c5fe9 100644
--- a/update_verifier/Android.mk
+++ b/update_verifier/Android.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DPRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY=1
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE),true)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBOARD_AVB_ENABLE=1
+endif
+
 include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 # update_verifier (executable)
diff --git a/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp b/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp
index fdbcfde..d3a5185 100644
--- a/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp
+++ b/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp
@@ -99,12 +99,21 @@
     std::string content;
     if (!android::base::ReadFileToString(path, &content)) {
       PLOG(WARNING) << "Failed to read " << path;
-    } else if (android::base::Trim(content) == partition) {
-      dm_block_device = DEV_PATH + std::string(namelist[n]->d_name);
-      while (n--) {
-        free(namelist[n]);
+    } else {
+      std::string dm_block_name = android::base::Trim(content);
+#ifdef BOARD_AVB_ENABLE
+      // AVB is using 'vroot' for the root block device but we're expecting 'system'.
+      if (dm_block_name == "vroot") {
+        dm_block_name = "system";
       }
-      break;
+#endif
+      if (dm_block_name == partition) {
+        dm_block_device = DEV_PATH + std::string(namelist[n]->d_name);
+        while (n--) {
+          free(namelist[n]);
+        }
+        break;
+      }
     }
     free(namelist[n]);
   }
@@ -229,7 +238,7 @@
   if (is_successful == BoolResult::FALSE) {
     // The current slot has not booted successfully.
 
-#ifdef PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY
+#if defined(PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY) || defined(BOARD_AVB_ENABLE)
     std::string verity_mode = android::base::GetProperty("ro.boot.veritymode", "");
     if (verity_mode.empty()) {
       LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to get dm-verity mode.";