diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index 6caaa7f..8cfffaf 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -111,8 +111,12 @@
 	return BoolDefault(d.dexProperties.Optimize.Enabled, d.dexProperties.Optimize.EnabledByDefault)
 }
 
-func (d *DexProperties) resourceShrinkingEnabled() bool {
-	return BoolDefault(d.Optimize.Optimized_shrink_resources, Bool(d.Optimize.Shrink_resources))
+func (d *DexProperties) resourceShrinkingEnabled(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
+	return !ctx.Config().Eng() && BoolDefault(d.Optimize.Optimized_shrink_resources, Bool(d.Optimize.Shrink_resources))
+}
+
+func (d *DexProperties) optimizedResourceShrinkingEnabled(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
+	return d.resourceShrinkingEnabled(ctx) && Bool(d.Optimize.Optimized_shrink_resources)
 }
 
 var d8, d8RE = pctx.MultiCommandRemoteStaticRules("d8",