diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
index a590c72..2b38793 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
@@ -100,11 +100,19 @@
 	return rule, nil
 }
 
+// If dexpreopt is applicable to the module, returns whether dexpreopt is disabled. Otherwise, the
+// behavior is undefined.
+// When it returns true, dexpreopt artifacts will not be generated, but profile will still be
+// generated if profile-guided compilation is requested.
 func dexpreoptDisabled(ctx android.PathContext, global *GlobalConfig, module *ModuleConfig) bool {
 	if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	if global.DisablePreopt {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	if contains(global.DisablePreoptModules, module.Name) {
 		return true
 	}