diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 209d0a7..9c4bd86 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@
 			}
 			if isBootJar {
 				hiddenAPIJar := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "hiddenapi", jarName)
-				hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx, hiddenAPIJar, dexOutputFile)
+				hiddenAPIEncodeDex(ctx, hiddenAPIJar, dexOutputFile, j.deviceProperties.UncompressDex)
 				dexOutputFile = hiddenAPIJar
 			}
 		}