diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 88e3bc2..1d363c9 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@
 	return false
 }
 
+func skipDexpreoptArtBootJars(ctx android.BuilderContext) bool {
+	// with EMMA_INSTRUMENT_FRAMEWORK=true ART boot class path libraries have dependencies on framework,
+	// therefore dexpreopt ART libraries cannot be dexpreopted in isolation => no ART boot image
+	return ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("EMMA_INSTRUMENT_FRAMEWORK")
+}
+
 type dexpreoptBootJars struct {
 	defaultBootImage *bootImage
 	otherImages      []*bootImage
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@
 
 // Accessor function for the apex package. Returns nil if dexpreopt is disabled.
 func DexpreoptedArtApexJars(ctx android.BuilderContext) map[android.ArchType]android.OutputPaths {
-	if skipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
+	if skipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) || skipDexpreoptArtBootJars(ctx) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return artBootImageConfig(ctx).imagesDeps
@@ -216,8 +222,10 @@
 
 	// Always create the default boot image first, to get a unique profile rule for all images.
 	d.defaultBootImage = buildBootImage(ctx, defaultBootImageConfig(ctx))
-	// Create boot image for the ART apex (build artifacts are accessed via the global boot image config).
-	d.otherImages = append(d.otherImages, buildBootImage(ctx, artBootImageConfig(ctx)))
+	if !skipDexpreoptArtBootJars(ctx) {
+		// Create boot image for the ART apex (build artifacts are accessed via the global boot image config).
+		d.otherImages = append(d.otherImages, buildBootImage(ctx, artBootImageConfig(ctx)))
+	}
 	if global.GenerateApexImage {
 		// Create boot images for the JIT-zygote experiment.
 		d.otherImages = append(d.otherImages, buildBootImage(ctx, apexBootImageConfig(ctx)))