diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index baf4737..5e4d3fc 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@
 	}
 
 	pathInApex := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.ProfileInstallPathInApex()
-	if pathInApex != "" && !java.SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
+	if pathInApex != "" {
 		pathOnHost := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.ProfilePathOnHost()
 		tempPath := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "boot_image_profile", pathInApex)
 
diff --git a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
index 2ddfd03..4a661d4 100644
--- a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
@@ -497,6 +497,26 @@
 		})
 	})
 
+	t.Run("generate boot image profile even if dexpreopt is disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+			commonPreparer,
+
+			// Configure some libraries in the art bootclasspath_fragment that match the source
+			// bootclasspath_fragment's contents property.
+			java.FixtureConfigureBootJars("com.android.art:foo", "com.android.art:bar"),
+			addSource("foo", "bar"),
+			java.FixtureSetBootImageInstallDirOnDevice("art", "system/framework"),
+			dexpreopt.FixtureDisableDexpreoptBootImages(true),
+		).RunTest(t)
+
+		ensureExactContents(t, result.TestContext, "com.android.art", "android_common_com.android.art_image", []string{
+			"etc/boot-image.prof",
+			"etc/classpaths/bootclasspath.pb",
+			"javalib/bar.jar",
+			"javalib/foo.jar",
+		})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("boot image disable generate profile", func(t *testing.T) {
 		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 			commonPreparer,
diff --git a/dexpreopt/testing.go b/dexpreopt/testing.go
index 47ae494..b3dd3cc 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/testing.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/testing.go
@@ -174,3 +174,10 @@
 		dexpreoptConfig.DisableGenerateProfile = disable
 	})
 }
+
+// FixtureDisableDexpreoptBootImages sets the DisablePreoptBootImages property in the global config.
+func FixtureDisableDexpreoptBootImages(disable bool) android.FixturePreparer {
+	return FixtureModifyGlobalConfig(func(_ android.PathContext, dexpreoptConfig *GlobalConfig) {
+		dexpreoptConfig.DisablePreoptBootImages = disable
+	})
+}
diff --git a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
index f692563..d1a020e 100644
--- a/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
+++ b/java/bootclasspath_fragment.go
@@ -506,10 +506,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Add a dependency onto the dex2oat tool which is needed for creating the boot image. The
 	// path is retrieved from the dependency by GetGlobalSoongConfig(ctx).
 	dexpreopt.RegisterToolDeps(ctx)
@@ -901,10 +897,6 @@
 
 // produceBootImageFiles builds the boot image files from the source if it is required.
 func (b *BootclasspathFragmentModule) produceBootImageFiles(ctx android.ModuleContext, imageConfig *bootImageConfig) bootImageOutputs {
-	if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
-		return bootImageOutputs{}
-	}
-
 	// Only generate the boot image if the configuration does not skip it.
 	return b.generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx, imageConfig)
 }
@@ -932,6 +924,13 @@
 	// Build boot image files for the host variants.
 	buildBootImageVariantsForBuildOs(ctx, imageConfig, profile)
 
+	// If dexpreopt of boot image jars should be skipped, generate only a profile.
+	if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
+		return bootImageOutputs{
+			profile: profile,
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Build boot image files for the android variants.
 	bootImageFiles := buildBootImageVariantsForAndroidOs(ctx, imageConfig, profile)
 
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(), " "))
diff --git a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
index 0ea3609..254c405 100644
--- a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
+++ b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@
 func (b *platformBootclasspathModule) DepsMutator(ctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	b.hiddenAPIDepsMutator(ctx)
 
-	if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Add a dependency onto the dex2oat tool which is needed for creating the boot image. The
 	// path is retrieved from the dependency by GetGlobalSoongConfig(ctx).
 	dexpreopt.RegisterToolDeps(ctx)
@@ -187,11 +183,6 @@
 	bootDexJarByModule := b.generateHiddenAPIBuildActions(ctx, b.configuredModules, b.fragments)
 	buildRuleForBootJarsPackageCheck(ctx, bootDexJarByModule)
 
-	// Nothing to do if skipping the dexpreopt of boot image jars.
-	if SkipDexpreoptBootJars(ctx) {
-		return
-	}
-
 	b.generateBootImageBuildActions(ctx, platformModules, apexModules)
 }
 
@@ -429,6 +420,12 @@
 	// Build a profile for the image config and then use that to build the boot image.
 	profile := bootImageProfileRule(ctx, imageConfig)
 
+	// If dexpreopt of boot image jars should be skipped, generate only a profile.
+	global := dexpreopt.GetGlobalConfig(ctx)
+	if global.DisablePreoptBootImages {
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Build boot image files for the android variants.
 	androidBootImageFiles := buildBootImageVariantsForAndroidOs(ctx, imageConfig, profile)
 
diff --git a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
index 3a2ecc0..6159ea9 100644
--- a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/dexpreopt"
 	"android/soong/java"
 )
 
 var prepareForSdkTestWithJava = android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 	java.PrepareForTestWithJavaBuildComponents,
 	PrepareForTestWithSdkBuildComponents,
+	dexpreopt.PrepareForTestWithFakeDex2oatd,
 
 	// Ensure that all source paths are provided. This helps ensure that the snapshot generation is
 	// consistent and all files referenced from the snapshot's Android.bp file have actually been