diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index 6afdb6d..62f17c6 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
+	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
 )
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@
 	outDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "dex")
 
 	zipFlags := "--ignore_missing_files"
-	if j.deviceProperties.UncompressDex {
+	if proptools.Bool(j.deviceProperties.Uncompress_dex) {
 		zipFlags += " -L 0"
 	}
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@
 			},
 		})
 	}
-	if j.deviceProperties.UncompressDex {
+	if proptools.Bool(j.deviceProperties.Uncompress_dex) {
 		alignedJavalibJar := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "aligned", jarName)
 		TransformZipAlign(ctx, alignedJavalibJar, javalibJar)
 		javalibJar = alignedJavalibJar