diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
index 68acc69..1d8b52c 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
@@ -1909,10 +1909,11 @@
     const char* profile_name = getCStr(profileName);
     const char* dm_path = getCStr(dexMetadataPath);
     const char* compilation_reason = getCStr(compilationReason);
+    std::string error_msg;
     int res = android::installd::dexopt(apk_path, uid, pkgname, instruction_set, dexoptNeeded,
             oat_dir, dexFlags, compiler_filter, volume_uuid, class_loader_context, se_info,
-            downgrade, targetSdkVersion, profile_name, dm_path, compilation_reason);
-    return res ? error(res, "Failed to dexopt") : ok();
+            downgrade, targetSdkVersion, profile_name, dm_path, compilation_reason, &error_msg);
+    return res ? error(res, error_msg) : ok();
 }
 
 binder::Status InstalldNativeService::markBootComplete(const std::string& instructionSet) {