diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index f4827ea..fed384e 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -500,9 +500,6 @@
 
 // Generate build rules for boot images.
 func (d *dexpreoptBootJars) GenerateSingletonBuildActions(ctx android.SingletonContext) {
-	if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
-		return
-	}
 	if dexpreopt.GetCachedGlobalSoongConfig(ctx) == nil {
 		// No module has enabled dexpreopting, so we assume there will be no boot image to make.
 		return
@@ -1014,6 +1011,10 @@
 			ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_PROFILE_LICENSE_METADATA", image.profileLicenseMetadataFile.String())
 		}
 
+		if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
+			return
+		}
+
 		global := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
 		dexPaths, dexLocations := bcpForDexpreopt(ctx, global.PreoptWithUpdatableBcp)
 		ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_BOOTCLASSPATH_DEX_FILES", strings.Join(dexPaths.Strings(), " "))