diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 5e67193..8b8e4ba 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1327,6 +1327,7 @@
 		j.dexJarFile = dexOutputFile
 
 		j.dexpreopter.isInstallable = Bool(j.properties.Installable)
+		j.dexpreopter.uncompressedDex = j.deviceProperties.UncompressDex
 		dexOutputFile = j.dexpreopt(ctx, dexOutputFile)
 
 		j.maybeStrippedDexJarFile = dexOutputFile
@@ -1499,9 +1500,14 @@
 	Module
 }
 
+func (j *Library) shouldUncompressDex(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func (j *Library) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 	j.dexpreopter.installPath = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "framework", ctx.ModuleName()+".jar")
 	j.dexpreopter.isSDKLibrary = j.deviceProperties.IsSDKLibrary
+	j.deviceProperties.UncompressDex = j.shouldUncompressDex(ctx)
 	j.compile(ctx)
 
 	if Bool(j.properties.Installable) || ctx.Host() {