diff --git a/mkbootimg/include/bootimg/bootimg.h b/mkbootimg/include/bootimg/bootimg.h
index 4311b46..0188d0e 100644
--- a/mkbootimg/include/bootimg/bootimg.h
+++ b/mkbootimg/include/bootimg/bootimg.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 struct boot_img_hdr_v1 : public boot_img_hdr_v0 {
     uint32_t recovery_dtbo_size;   /* size in bytes for recovery DTBO image */
-    uint64_t recovery_dtbo_offset; /* physical load addr */
+    uint64_t recovery_dtbo_offset; /* offset to recovery dtbo in boot image */
     uint32_t header_size;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
@@ -134,12 +134,15 @@
  * 1. kernel and ramdisk are required (size != 0)
  * 2. recovery_dtbo is required for recovery.img in non-A/B devices(recovery_dtbo_size != 0)
  * 3. second is optional (second_size == 0 -> no second)
- * 4. load each element (kernel, ramdisk, second, recovery_dtbo) at
+ * 4. load each element (kernel, ramdisk, second) at
  *    the specified physical address (kernel_addr, etc)
- * 5. prepare tags at tag_addr.  kernel_args[] is
+ * 5. If booting to recovery mode in a non-A/B device, extract recovery dtbo and
+ *    apply the correct set of overlays on the base device tree depending on the
+ *    hardware/product revision.
+ * 6. prepare tags at tag_addr.  kernel_args[] is
  *    appended to the kernel commandline in the tags.
- * 6. r0 = 0, r1 = MACHINE_TYPE, r2 = tags_addr
- * 7. if second_size != 0: jump to second_addr
+ * 7. r0 = 0, r1 = MACHINE_TYPE, r2 = tags_addr
+ * 8. if second_size != 0: jump to second_addr
  *    else: jump to kernel_addr
  */
 
diff --git a/mkbootimg/mkbootimg b/mkbootimg/mkbootimg
index ac20d05..fda9af0 100755
--- a/mkbootimg/mkbootimg
+++ b/mkbootimg/mkbootimg
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@
     f.write(pack(str(pad) + 'x'))
 
 
+def get_number_of_pages(image_size, page_size):
+    """calculates the number of pages required for the image"""
+    return (image_size + page_size - 1) / page_size
+
+
+def get_recovery_dtbo_offset(args):
+    """calculates the offset of recovery_dtbo image in the boot image"""
+    num_header_pages = 1 # header occupies a page
+    num_kernel_pages = get_number_of_pages(filesize(args.kernel), args.pagesize)
+    num_ramdisk_pages = get_number_of_pages(filesize(args.ramdisk), args.pagesize)
+    num_second_pages = get_number_of_pages(filesize(args.second), args.pagesize)
+    dtbo_offset = args.pagesize * (num_header_pages + num_kernel_pages +
+                                   num_ramdisk_pages + num_second_pages)
+    return dtbo_offset
+
+
 def write_header(args):
     BOOT_MAGIC = 'ANDROID!'.encode()
     args.output.write(pack('8s', BOOT_MAGIC))
@@ -76,9 +92,12 @@
     args.output.write(pack('1024s', args.cmdline[512:].encode()))
 
     if args.header_version > 0:
-        args.output.write(pack('I', filesize(args.recovery_dtbo)))           # size in bytes
-        args.output.write(pack('Q', args.base + args.recovery_dtbo_offset))  # physical load addr
-        args.output.write(pack('I', args.output.tell() + 4))                 # size of boot header
+        args.output.write(pack('I', filesize(args.recovery_dtbo)))   # size in bytes
+        if args.recovery_dtbo:
+            args.output.write(pack('Q', get_recovery_dtbo_offset(args))) # recovery dtbo offset
+        else:
+            args.output.write(pack('Q', 0)) # Will be set to 0 for devices without a recovery dtbo
+        args.output.write(pack('I', args.output.tell() + 4))         # size of boot header
 
     pad_file(args.output, args.pagesize)
     return img_id
@@ -150,8 +169,6 @@
     parser.add_argument('--ramdisk_offset', help='ramdisk offset', type=parse_int, default=0x01000000)
     parser.add_argument('--second_offset', help='2nd bootloader offset', type=parse_int,
                         default=0x00f00000)
-    parser.add_argument('--recovery_dtbo_offset', help='recovery dtbo offset', type=parse_int,
-                        default=0x0f000000)
     parser.add_argument('--os_version', help='operating system version', type=parse_os_version,
                         default=0)
     parser.add_argument('--os_patch_level', help='operating system patch level',
diff --git a/mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg b/mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg
index 8e42ec0..c37acd5 100755
--- a/mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg
+++ b/mkbootimg/unpack_bootimg
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
     if version > 0:
         recovery_dtbo_size = unpack('I', args.boot_img.read(1 * 4))[0]
         print('recovery dtbo size: %s' % recovery_dtbo_size)
-        recovery_dtbo_address = unpack('Q', args.boot_img.read(8))[0]
-        print('recovery dtbo load address: %s' % recovery_dtbo_address)
+        recovery_dtbo_offset = unpack('Q', args.boot_img.read(8))[0]
+        print('recovery dtbo offset: %s' % recovery_dtbo_offset)
         boot_header_size = unpack('I', args.boot_img.read(4))[0]
         print('boot header size: %s' % boot_header_size)
     else:
@@ -95,16 +95,13 @@
                                  ) # header + kernel
     image_info_list.append((ramdisk_offset, ramdisk_size, 'ramdisk'))
 
-    num_second_pages = get_number_of_pages(second_size, page_size)
     second_offset = page_size * (
         num_header_pages + num_kernel_pages + num_ramdisk_pages
     )  # header + kernel + ramdisk
     image_info_list.append((second_offset, second_size, 'second'))
 
     if recovery_dtbo_size > 0:
-        dtbo_offset = page_size * (num_header_pages + num_kernel_pages +
-                                   num_ramdisk_pages + num_second_pages)
-        image_info_list.append((dtbo_offset, recovery_dtbo_size,
+        image_info_list.append((recovery_dtbo_offset, recovery_dtbo_size,
                                 'recovery_dtbo'))
 
     for image_info in image_info_list: