diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 37c11b6..8e01480 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1554,6 +1554,10 @@
 	$(hide) PATH=$(foreach p,$(INTERNAL_USERIMAGES_BINARY_PATHS),$(p):)$$PATH MKBOOTIMG=$(MKBOOTIMG) \
 	    ./build/tools/releasetools/make_recovery_patch $(zip_root) $(zip_root)
 endif
+ifeq ($(AB_OTA_UPDATER),true)
+	@# When using the A/B updater, include the updater config files in the zip.
+	$(hide) $(ACP) $(TOPDIR)system/update_engine/update_engine.conf $(zip_root)/META/update_engine_config.txt
+endif
 	@# Zip everything up, preserving symlinks
 	$(hide) (cd $(zip_root) && zip -qry ../$(notdir $@) .)
 	@# Run fs_config on all the system, vendor, boot ramdisk,