diff --git a/core/package.mk b/core/package.mk
index 3a8e43a..25af8da 100644
--- a/core/package.mk
+++ b/core/package.mk
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT :=
 else
 ifeq (,$(TARGET_BUILD_APPS))
+ifeq (,$(LOCAL_APK_LIBRARIES))
 ifneq (,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
 ifndef LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT
 LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT := true
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@
 endif
 endif
 endif
+endif
 ifeq (false,$(LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT))
 LOCAL_DEX_PREOPT :=
 endif