diff --git a/gaia_settings/Android.mk b/gaia_settings/Android.mk
index 845653780e9afec4c03ae52a4cd9aa62f15337c9..a09369f6c51d1ccaffdf026246f93d75b252065e 100644
--- a/gaia_settings/Android.mk
+++ b/gaia_settings/Android.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(GAIA_DISTRIBUTION_DIR)/partner-prefs.js: \
     $(EXTRA_PARTNER_PREFS_FILE)
 	mkdir -p $(@D)
 	cp $< $@
-	cat $(EXTRA_PARTNER_PREFS_FILE) >> $@
+	$(and $(EXTRA_PARTNER_PREFS_FILE),cat $(EXTRA_PARTNER_PREFS_FILE) >> $@)
 
 $(GAIA_DISTRIBUTION_DIR)/.exist: $(GAIA_DISTRIBUTION_DIR)/camera.json
 $(GAIA_DISTRIBUTION_DIR)/camera.json: \