diff --git a/core/dex_preopt.mk b/core/dex_preopt.mk
index 8017486..180edaf 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt.mk
@@ -22,19 +22,28 @@
 $(TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_INSTALLED_IMAGE :=
 $(foreach my_boot_image_name,$(DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_NAMES),$(eval include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dex_preopt_libart.mk))
 
-boot_profile_jars_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot_profile_jars.zip
+# Build the boot.zip which contains the boot jars and their compilation output
+# We can do this only if preopt is enabled and if the product uses libart config (which sets the
+# default properties for preopting).
+ifeq ($(WITH_DEXPREOPT), true)
+ifeq ($(PRODUCT_USES_ART), true)
+
+boot_zip := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot.zip
 bootclasspath_jars := $(DEXPREOPT_BOOTCLASSPATH_DEX_FILES)
 system_server_jars := $(foreach m,$(PRODUCT_SYSTEM_SERVER_JARS),$(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/framework/$(m).jar)
 
-$(boot_profile_jars_zip): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JARS := $(bootclasspath_jars)
-$(boot_profile_jars_zip): PRIVATE_SYSTEM_SERVER_JARS := $(system_server_jars)
-$(boot_profile_jars_zip): $(bootclasspath_jars) $(system_server_jars) $(SOONG_ZIP)
-	@echo "Create boot profiles package: $@"
+$(boot_zip): PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JARS := $(bootclasspath_jars)
+$(boot_zip): PRIVATE_SYSTEM_SERVER_JARS := $(system_server_jars)
+$(boot_zip): $(bootclasspath_jars) $(system_server_jars) $(SOONG_ZIP) $(MERGE_ZIPS) $(DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_ZIP_boot)
+	@echo "Create boot package: $@"
 	rm -f $@
-	$(SOONG_ZIP) -o $@ \
+	$(SOONG_ZIP) -o $@.tmp \
 	  -C $(dir $(firstword $(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JARS)))/.. $(addprefix -f ,$(PRIVATE_BOOTCLASSPATH_JARS)) \
 	  -C $(PRODUCT_OUT) $(addprefix -f ,$(PRIVATE_SYSTEM_SERVER_JARS))
+	$(MERGE_ZIPS) $@ $@.tmp $(DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_ZIP_boot)
+	rm -f $@.tmp
 
-ifeq ($(PRODUCT_DIST_BOOT_AND_SYSTEM_JARS),true)
-$(call dist-for-goals, droidcore, $(boot_profile_jars_zip))
-endif
+$(call dist-for-goals, droidcore, $(boot_zip))
+
+endif  #PRODUCT_USES_ART
+endif  #WITH_DEXPREOPT
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index 29bd1d1..3ba606f 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 _product_var_list += \
     PRODUCT_USE_PROFILE_FOR_BOOT_IMAGE \
     PRODUCT_DEX_PREOPT_BOOT_IMAGE_PROFILE_LOCATION \
+    PRODUCT_USES_ART \
 
 _product_var_list += PRODUCT_SYSTEM_SERVER_COMPILER_FILTER
 # Per-module sanitizer configs
diff --git a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
index b33f81d..c415f7a 100644
--- a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
+++ b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@
 # Disable iorapd by default
 PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
     ro.iorapd.enable=false
+
+PRODUCT_USES_ART := true