diff --git a/core/dex_preopt_config.mk b/core/dex_preopt_config.mk
index dda7de0..c68ea69 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt_config.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt_config.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     product/app/% \
     product/priv-app/% \
 
+# Global switch control if updatable boot jars are included in dexpreopt.
+# Currently unconditionally set to true, this may change in the future.
+DEX_PREOPT_WITH_UPDATABLE_BCP := false
+
 # Conditional to building on linux, as dex2oat currently does not work on darwin.
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
   ifeq (eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@
   $(call add_json_bool, DisablePreoptBootImages,                 $(call invert_bool,$(ENABLE_PREOPT_BOOT_IMAGES)))
   $(call add_json_list, DisablePreoptModules,                    $(DEXPREOPT_DISABLED_MODULES))
   $(call add_json_bool, OnlyPreoptBootImageAndSystemServer,      $(filter true,$(WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_AND_SYSTEM_SERVER_ONLY)))
+  $(call add_json_bool, PreoptWithUpdatableBcp,                  $(filter true,$(DEX_PREOPT_WITH_UPDATABLE_BCP)))
   $(call add_json_bool, UseArtImage,                             $(filter true,$(DEXPREOPT_USE_ART_IMAGE)))
   $(call add_json_bool, DontUncompressPrivAppsDex,               $(filter true,$(DONT_UNCOMPRESS_PRIV_APPS_DEXS)))
   $(call add_json_list, ModulesLoadedByPrivilegedModules,        $(PRODUCT_LOADED_BY_PRIVILEGED_MODULES))