diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index b9cc09b..5e46bab 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 			CommandDeps: []string{"${extract_apks}"},
 		},
 		"abis", "allow-prereleased", "sdk-version", "skip-sdk-check")
+	decompressApex = pctx.StaticRule("decompressApex", blueprint.RuleParams{
+		Command:     `${deapexer} decompress --copy-if-uncompressed --input ${in} --output ${out}`,
+		CommandDeps: []string{"${deapexer}"},
+		Description: "decompress",
+	})
 )
 
 type prebuilt interface {
@@ -1072,8 +1077,14 @@
 
 	inputApex := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, a.prebuiltCommonProperties.Selected_apex).Path()
 	a.outputApex = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installFilename)
+
+	// Build the output APEX. If compression is not enabled, make sure the output is not compressed even if the input is compressed
+	buildRule := android.Cp
+	if !ctx.Config().ApexCompressionEnabled() {
+		buildRule = decompressApex
+	}
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-		Rule:   android.Cp,
+		Rule:   buildRule,
 		Input:  inputApex,
 		Output: a.outputApex,
 	})