diff --git a/pkvm/pkvm_enabler.gs101.rc b/pkvm/pkvm_enabler.gs101.rc
index 6695d3a..4e64d4b 100644
--- a/pkvm/pkvm_enabler.gs101.rc
+++ b/pkvm/pkvm_enabler.gs101.rc
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
     reboot_on_failure reboot,pkvm-not-enabled
     user root
 
-on early-init
+# Old bootloaders do not set the protected_vm sysprop when pkvm is disabled
+on early-init && property:ro.boot.hypervisor.protected_vm.supported=
+    exec_start pkvm_enabler
+
+# New bootloaders set the protected_vm sysprop to 0 when pkvm is disabled
+on early-init && property:ro.boot.hypervisor.protected_vm.supported=0
     exec_start pkvm_enabler