diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 25d99da..46f54db 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@
 	VendorRamdiskKernelBlocklistFile string   `json:",omitempty"`
 	VendorRamdiskKernelLoadModules   []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	VendorRamdiskKernelOptionsFile   string   `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	ProductFsverityGenerateMetadata bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 func boolPtr(v bool) *bool {
diff --git a/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go b/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go
index 46e9323..e40bce5 100644
--- a/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go
+++ b/fsgen/filesystem_creator.go
@@ -212,16 +212,18 @@
 		// https://source.corp.google.com/h/googleplex-android/platform/build//639d79f5012a6542ab1f733b0697db45761ab0f3:core/packaging/flags.mk;l=21;drc=5ba8a8b77507f93aa48cc61c5ba3f31a4d0cbf37;bpv=1;bpt=0
 		fsProps.Gen_aconfig_flags_pb = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 		// Identical to that of the aosp_shared_system_image
-		fsProps.Fsverity.Inputs = []string{
-			"etc/boot-image.prof",
-			"etc/dirty-image-objects",
-			"etc/preloaded-classes",
-			"etc/classpaths/*.pb",
-			"framework/*",
-			"framework/*/*",     // framework/{arch}
-			"framework/oat/*/*", // framework/oat/{arch}
+		if partitionVars.ProductFsverityGenerateMetadata {
+			fsProps.Fsverity.Inputs = []string{
+				"etc/boot-image.prof",
+				"etc/dirty-image-objects",
+				"etc/preloaded-classes",
+				"etc/classpaths/*.pb",
+				"framework/*",
+				"framework/*/*",     // framework/{arch}
+				"framework/oat/*/*", // framework/oat/{arch}
+			}
+			fsProps.Fsverity.Libs = []string{":framework-res{.export-package.apk}"}
 		}
-		fsProps.Fsverity.Libs = []string{":framework-res{.export-package.apk}"}
 		// Most of the symlinks and directories listed here originate from create_root_structure.mk,
 		// but the handwritten generic system image also recreates them:
 		// https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/main/+/main:build/make/target/product/generic/Android.bp;l=33;drc=db08311f1b6ef6cb0a4fbcc6263b89849360ce04
@@ -348,12 +350,14 @@
 			"product",
 		})
 	case "system_ext":
-		fsProps.Fsverity.Inputs = []string{
-			"framework/*",
-			"framework/*/*",     // framework/{arch}
-			"framework/oat/*/*", // framework/oat/{arch}
+		if partitionVars.ProductFsverityGenerateMetadata {
+			fsProps.Fsverity.Inputs = []string{
+				"framework/*",
+				"framework/*/*",     // framework/{arch}
+				"framework/oat/*/*", // framework/oat/{arch}
+			}
+			fsProps.Fsverity.Libs = []string{":framework-res{.export-package.apk}"}
 		}
-		fsProps.Fsverity.Libs = []string{":framework-res{.export-package.apk}"}
 	case "product":
 		fsProps.Gen_aconfig_flags_pb = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 		fsProps.Android_filesystem_deps.System = proptools.StringPtr(generatedModuleNameForPartition(ctx.Config(), "system"))