diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 0759e08..a9a08a1 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     ],
 
     static_libs: [
+        "libc++fs",
         "libinstall",
         "librecovery_fastboot",
         "libminui",
diff --git a/install/include/install/install.h b/install/include/install/install.h
index b4b3a91..c3331c8 100644
--- a/install/include/install/install.h
+++ b/install/include/install/install.h
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@
 // pre-device and serial number (if presents). A/B OTA specific checks: pre-build version,
 // fingerprint, timestamp.
 bool CheckPackageMetadata(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& metadata, OtaType ota_type);
+
+// Ensures the path to the update package is mounted. Also set the |should_use_fuse| to true if the
+// package stays on a removable media.
+bool SetupPackageMount(const std::string& package_path, bool* should_use_fuse);
diff --git a/install/install.cpp b/install/install.cpp
index 9166f9c..43916b3 100644
--- a/install/install.cpp
+++ b/install/install.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <functional>
 #include <limits>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -722,3 +723,49 @@
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+bool SetupPackageMount(const std::string& package_path, bool* should_use_fuse) {
+  CHECK(should_use_fuse != nullptr);
+
+  if (package_path.empty()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  *should_use_fuse = true;
+  if (package_path[0] == '@') {
+    auto block_map_path = package_path.substr(1);
+    if (ensure_path_mounted(block_map_path) != 0) {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to mount " << block_map_path;
+      return false;
+    }
+    // uncrypt only produces block map only if the package stays on /data.
+    *should_use_fuse = false;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Package is not a block map file.
+  if (ensure_path_mounted(package_path) != 0) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to mount " << package_path;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Reject the package if the input path doesn't equal the canonicalized path.
+  // e.g. /cache/../sdcard/update_package.
+  std::error_code ec;
+  auto canonical_path = std::filesystem::canonical(package_path, ec);
+  if (ec) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to get canonical of " << package_path << ", " << ec.message();
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (canonical_path.string() != package_path) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Installation aborts. The canonical path " << canonical_path.string()
+               << " doesn't equal the original path " << package_path;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  constexpr const char* CACHE_ROOT = "/cache";
+  if (android::base::StartsWith(package_path, CACHE_ROOT)) {
+    *should_use_fuse = false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/recovery.cpp b/recovery.cpp
index 682ddbc..8f8f7dc 100644
--- a/recovery.cpp
+++ b/recovery.cpp
@@ -733,13 +733,11 @@
         set_retry_bootloader_message(retry_count + 1, args);
       }
 
-      if (update_package[0] == '@') {
-        ensure_path_mounted(update_package + 1);
-      } else {
-        ensure_path_mounted(update_package);
-      }
-
-      if (install_with_fuse) {
+      bool should_use_fuse = false;
+      if (!SetupPackageMount(update_package, &should_use_fuse)) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Failed to set up the package access, skipping installation";
+        status = INSTALL_ERROR;
+      } else if (install_with_fuse || should_use_fuse) {
         LOG(INFO) << "Installing package " << update_package << " with fuse";
         status = InstallWithFuseFromPath(update_package, ui);
       } else if (auto memory_package = Package::CreateMemoryPackage(
diff --git a/tests/Android.bp b/tests/Android.bp
index 5b881e3..ec49c07 100644
--- a/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/Android.bp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     "liblp",
     "libvndksupport",
     "libtinyxml2",
+    "libc++fs",
 ]
 
 cc_test {
diff --git a/tests/unit/install_test.cpp b/tests/unit/install_test.cpp
index 4ec4099..60cdc11 100644
--- a/tests/unit/install_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/install_test.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "install/wipe_device.h"
 #include "otautil/paths.h"
 #include "private/setup_commands.h"
+#include "recovery_utils/roots.h"
 
 static void BuildZipArchive(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& file_map, int fd,
                             int compression_type) {
@@ -595,3 +596,30 @@
       "\n");
   TestCheckPackageMetadata(metadata, OtaType::AB, true);
 }
+
+TEST(InstallTest, SetupPackageMount_package_path) {
+  load_volume_table();
+  bool install_with_fuse;
+
+  // Setup should fail if the input path doesn't exist.
+  ASSERT_FALSE(SetupPackageMount("/does_not_exist", &install_with_fuse));
+
+  // Package should be installed with fuse if it's not in /cache.
+  TemporaryDir temp_dir;
+  TemporaryFile update_package(temp_dir.path);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(SetupPackageMount(update_package.path, &install_with_fuse));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(install_with_fuse);
+
+  // Setup should fail if the input path isn't canonicalized.
+  std::string uncanonical_package_path = android::base::Join(
+      std::vector<std::string>{
+          temp_dir.path,
+          "..",
+          android::base::Basename(temp_dir.path),
+          android::base::Basename(update_package.path),
+      },
+      '/');
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, access(uncanonical_package_path.c_str(), R_OK));
+  ASSERT_FALSE(SetupPackageMount(uncanonical_package_path, &install_with_fuse));
+}