diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 42f8bad..f58b0f8 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -229,15 +229,16 @@
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// Uncompress dex in APKs of privileged apps
+	// Uncompress dex in APKs of privileged apps (even for unbundled builds, they may
+	// be preinstalled as prebuilts).
 	if ctx.Config().UncompressPrivAppDex() && Bool(a.appProperties.Privileged) {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	if ctx.Config().UnbundledBuild() {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return shouldUncompressDex(ctx, &a.dexpreopter)
 }