diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_test.go b/java/dexpreopt_test.go
index 3d2c5c3..f91ac5c 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_test.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_test.go
@@ -438,3 +438,28 @@
 
 	android.AssertIntEquals(t, "entries count", 0, len(entriesList))
 }
+
+func TestGenerateProfileEvenIfDexpreoptIsDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	preparers := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+		PrepareForTestWithFakeApexMutator,
+		dexpreopt.FixtureDisableDexpreopt(true),
+	)
+
+	result := preparers.RunTestWithBp(t, `
+		java_library {
+			name: "foo",
+			installable: true,
+			dex_preopt: {
+				profile: "art-profile",
+			},
+			srcs: ["a.java"],
+		}`)
+
+	ctx := result.TestContext
+	dexpreopt := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common").MaybeRule("dexpreopt")
+
+	expected := []string{"out/soong/.intermediates/foo/android_common/dexpreopt/profile.prof"}
+
+	android.AssertArrayString(t, "outputs", expected, dexpreopt.AllOutputs())
+}