diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index a722946..75083e8 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@
 	// Subdirectory where the image files on device are installed.
 	installDirOnDevice string
 
+	// Install path of the boot image profile if it needs to be installed in the APEX, or empty if not
+	// needed.
+	profileInstallPathInApex string
+
 	// A list of (location, jar) pairs for the Java modules in this image.
 	modules android.ConfiguredJarList
 
@@ -272,6 +276,9 @@
 	// Rules which should be used in make to install the outputs.
 	profileInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
 
+	// Path to the image profile file on host (or empty, if profile is not generated).
+	profilePathOnHost android.Path
+
 	// Target-dependent fields.
 	variants []*bootImageVariant
 }
@@ -769,11 +776,14 @@
 		FlagForEachArg("--dex-location=", image.getAnyAndroidVariant().dexLocationsDeps).
 		FlagWithOutput("--reference-profile-file=", profile)
 
-	rule.Install(profile, "/system/etc/boot-image.prof")
+	if image == defaultBootImageConfig(ctx) {
+		rule.Install(profile, "/system/etc/boot-image.prof")
+		image.profileInstalls = append(image.profileInstalls, rule.Installs()...)
+	}
 
 	rule.Build("bootJarsProfile", "profile boot jars")
 
-	image.profileInstalls = append(image.profileInstalls, rule.Installs()...)
+	image.profilePathOnHost = profile
 
 	return profile
 }