diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 0c56d81..32c69a1 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -777,6 +777,9 @@
 	a.onDeviceDir = android.InstallPathToOnDevicePath(ctx, a.installDir)
 
 	a.classLoaderContexts = a.usesLibrary.classLoaderContextForUsesLibDeps(ctx)
+	if a.usesLibrary.shouldDisableDexpreopt {
+		a.dexpreopter.disableDexpreopt()
+	}
 
 	var noticeAssetPath android.WritablePath
 	if Bool(a.appProperties.Embed_notices) || ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("ALWAYS_EMBED_NOTICES") {
@@ -1547,6 +1550,9 @@
 
 	// Whether to enforce verify_uses_library check.
 	enforce bool
+
+	// Whether dexpreopt should be disabled
+	shouldDisableDexpreopt bool
 }
 
 func (u *usesLibrary) addLib(lib string, optional bool) {
@@ -1628,6 +1634,15 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Skip java_sdk_library dependencies that provide stubs, but not an implementation.
+		// This will be restricted to optional_uses_libs
+		if sdklib, ok := m.(SdkLibraryDependency); ok {
+			if tag == usesLibOptTag && sdklib.DexJarBuildPath(ctx).PathOrNil() == nil {
+				u.shouldDisableDexpreopt = true
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		if lib, ok := m.(UsesLibraryDependency); ok {
 			libName := dep
 			if ulib, ok := m.(ProvidesUsesLib); ok && ulib.ProvidesUsesLib() != nil {