diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index 319e36e..064992f 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 
 	EmptyDirectory string // path to an empty directory
 
-	DefaultDexPreoptImageLocation map[string]string // default boot image location for each architecture
-	CpuVariant                    map[string]string // cpu variant for each architecture
-	InstructionSetFeatures        map[string]string // instruction set for each architecture
+	DefaultDexPreoptImage  map[string]string // default boot image location for each architecture
+	CpuVariant             map[string]string // cpu variant for each architecture
+	InstructionSetFeatures map[string]string // instruction set for each architecture
 
 	Tools Tools // paths to tools possibly used by the generated commands
 }
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
 	UsesLibraries         []string
 	LibraryPaths          map[string]string
 
-	Archs                  []string
-	DexPreoptImageLocation string
+	Archs           []string
+	DexPreoptImages []string
 
 	PreoptExtractedApk bool // Overrides OnlyPreoptModules
 
diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
index c38fbff..660a6d0 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
@@ -113,12 +113,9 @@
 
 			generateDM := shouldGenerateDM(module, global)
 
-			for _, arch := range module.Archs {
-				imageLocation := module.DexPreoptImageLocation
-				if imageLocation == "" {
-					imageLocation = global.DefaultDexPreoptImageLocation[arch]
-				}
-				dexpreoptCommand(global, module, rule, profile, arch, imageLocation, appImage, generateDM)
+			for i, arch := range module.Archs {
+				image := module.DexPreoptImages[i]
+				dexpreoptCommand(global, module, rule, profile, arch, image, appImage, generateDM)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@
 }
 
 func dexpreoptCommand(global GlobalConfig, module ModuleConfig, rule *android.RuleBuilder,
-	profile, arch, bootImageLocation string, appImage, generateDM bool) {
+	profile, arch, bootImage string, appImage, generateDM bool) {
 
 	// HACK: make soname in Soong-generated .odex files match Make.
 	base := filepath.Base(module.DexLocation)
@@ -213,11 +210,11 @@
 
 	invocationPath := pathtools.ReplaceExtension(odexPath, "invocation")
 
-	// bootImageLocation is $OUT/dex_bootjars/system/framework/boot.art, but dex2oat actually reads
-	// $OUT/dex_bootjars/system/framework/arm64/boot.art
-	var bootImagePath string
-	if bootImageLocation != "" {
-		bootImagePath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(bootImageLocation), arch, filepath.Base(bootImageLocation))
+	// bootImage is .../dex_bootjars/system/framework/arm64/boot.art, but dex2oat wants
+	// .../dex_bootjars/system/framework/boot.art on the command line
+	var bootImageLocation string
+	if bootImage != "" {
+		bootImageLocation = PathToLocation(bootImage, arch)
 	}
 
 	// Lists of used and optional libraries from the build config to be verified against the manifest in the APK
@@ -325,7 +322,7 @@
 		Flag("--runtime-arg").FlagWithArg("-Xbootclasspath-locations:", bcp_locations).
 		Flag("${class_loader_context_arg}").
 		Flag("${stored_class_loader_context_arg}").
-		FlagWithArg("--boot-image=", bootImageLocation).Implicit(bootImagePath).
+		FlagWithArg("--boot-image=", bootImageLocation).Implicit(bootImage).
 		FlagWithInput("--dex-file=", module.DexPath).
 		FlagWithArg("--dex-location=", module.DexLocation).
 		FlagWithOutput("--oat-file=", odexPath).ImplicitOutput(vdexPath).
@@ -521,6 +518,15 @@
 	return false
 }
 
+// PathToLocation converts .../system/framework/arm64/boot.art to .../system/framework/boot.art
+func PathToLocation(path, arch string) string {
+	pathArch := filepath.Base(filepath.Dir(path))
+	if pathArch != arch {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("last directory in %q must be %q", path, arch))
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(filepath.Dir(path)), filepath.Base(path))
+}
+
 func pathForLibrary(module ModuleConfig, lib string) string {
 	path := module.LibraryPaths[lib]
 	if path == "" {
diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
index d949852..bcfd73c 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	Dex2oatXmx:                         "",
 	Dex2oatXms:                         "",
 	EmptyDirectory:                     "",
-	DefaultDexPreoptImageLocation:      nil,
+	DefaultDexPreoptImage:              nil,
 	CpuVariant:                         nil,
 	InstructionSetFeatures:             nil,
 	Tools: Tools{
@@ -63,28 +63,28 @@
 }
 
 var testModuleConfig = ModuleConfig{
-	Name:                   "",
-	DexLocation:            "",
-	BuildPath:              "",
-	DexPath:                "",
-	UncompressedDex:        false,
-	HasApkLibraries:        false,
-	PreoptFlags:            nil,
-	ProfileClassListing:    "",
-	ProfileIsTextListing:   false,
-	EnforceUsesLibraries:   false,
-	OptionalUsesLibraries:  nil,
-	UsesLibraries:          nil,
-	LibraryPaths:           nil,
-	Archs:                  nil,
-	DexPreoptImageLocation: "",
-	PreoptExtractedApk:     false,
-	NoCreateAppImage:       false,
-	ForceCreateAppImage:    false,
-	PresignedPrebuilt:      false,
-	NoStripping:            false,
-	StripInputPath:         "",
-	StripOutputPath:        "",
+	Name:                  "",
+	DexLocation:           "",
+	BuildPath:             "",
+	DexPath:               "",
+	UncompressedDex:       false,
+	HasApkLibraries:       false,
+	PreoptFlags:           nil,
+	ProfileClassListing:   "",
+	ProfileIsTextListing:  false,
+	EnforceUsesLibraries:  false,
+	OptionalUsesLibraries: nil,
+	UsesLibraries:         nil,
+	LibraryPaths:          nil,
+	Archs:                 []string{"arm"},
+	DexPreoptImages:       []string{"system/framework/arm/boot.art"},
+	PreoptExtractedApk:    false,
+	NoCreateAppImage:      false,
+	ForceCreateAppImage:   false,
+	PresignedPrebuilt:     false,
+	NoStripping:           false,
+	StripInputPath:        "",
+	StripOutputPath:       "",
 }
 
 func TestDexPreopt(t *testing.T) {
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 	module.Name = "test"
 	module.DexLocation = "/system/app/test/test.apk"
 	module.BuildPath = "out/test/test.apk"
-	module.Archs = []string{"arm"}
 
 	rule, err := GenerateDexpreoptRule(global, module)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@
 	module.Name = "test"
 	module.DexLocation = "/system/app/test/test.apk"
 	module.BuildPath = "out/test/test.apk"
-	module.Archs = []string{"arm"}
 
 	rule, err := GenerateDexpreoptRule(global, module)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -143,7 +141,6 @@
 	module.DexLocation = "/system/app/test/test.apk"
 	module.BuildPath = "out/test/test.apk"
 	module.ProfileClassListing = "profile"
-	module.Archs = []string{"arm"}
 
 	rule, err := GenerateDexpreoptRule(global, module)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -193,7 +190,6 @@
 			module.Name = "test"
 			module.DexLocation = "/system/app/test/test.apk"
 			module.BuildPath = "out/test/test.apk"
-			module.Archs = []string{"arm"}
 			module.StripInputPath = "$1"
 			module.StripOutputPath = "$2"
 
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index 55662cf..eef51a9 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@
 		archs = archs[:1]
 	}
 
+	var images []string
+	for _, arch := range archs {
+		images = append(images, globalConfig.DefaultDexPreoptImage[arch])
+	}
+
 	dexLocation := android.InstallPathToOnDevicePath(ctx, d.installPath)
 
 	strippedDexJarFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dexpreopt", dexJarFile.Base())
@@ -161,8 +166,8 @@
 		UsesLibraries:         nil,
 		LibraryPaths:          nil,
 
-		Archs:                  archs,
-		DexPreoptImageLocation: "",
+		Archs:           archs,
+		DexPreoptImages: images,
 
 		PreoptExtractedApk: false,