diff --git a/cmds/installd/commands.cpp b/cmds/installd/commands.cpp
index 906a09b..c5b5e8f 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/commands.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/commands.cpp
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
 
 static void run_dex2oat(int zip_fd, int oat_fd, const char* input_file_name,
     const char* output_file_name, int swap_fd, const char *pkgname, const char *instruction_set,
-    bool vm_safe_mode, bool debuggable, bool post_bootcomplete)
+    bool vm_safe_mode, bool debuggable, bool post_bootcomplete, bool use_jit)
 {
     static const unsigned int MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN = 7;
 
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@
                              (strcmp(vold_decrypt, "trigger_restart_min_framework") == 0 ||
                              (strcmp(vold_decrypt, "1") == 0)));
 
-    bool use_jit = check_boolean_property("debug.usejit");
     bool generate_debug_info = check_boolean_property("debug.generate-debug-info");
 
     static const char* DEX2OAT_BIN = "/system/bin/dex2oat";
@@ -823,6 +822,8 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // use the JIT if either it's specified as a dexopt flag or if the property is set
+    use_jit = use_jit || check_boolean_property("debug.usejit");
     if (have_dex2oat_Xms_flag) {
         sprintf(dex2oat_Xms_arg, "-Xms%s", dex2oat_Xms_flag);
     }
@@ -1057,6 +1058,7 @@
     bool vm_safe_mode = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_SAFEMODE) != 0;
     bool debuggable = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_DEBUGGABLE) != 0;
     bool boot_complete = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_BOOTCOMPLETE) != 0;
+    bool use_jit = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_USEJIT) != 0;
 
     if ((dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_MASK) != 0) {
         LOG_FATAL("dexopt flags contains unknown fields\n");
@@ -1200,7 +1202,7 @@
                 input_file_name++;
             }
             run_dex2oat(input_fd, out_fd, input_file_name, out_path, swap_fd, pkgname,
-                        instruction_set, vm_safe_mode, debuggable, boot_complete);
+                        instruction_set, vm_safe_mode, debuggable, boot_complete, use_jit);
         } else {
             ALOGE("Invalid dexopt needed: %d\n", dexopt_needed);
             exit(73);
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.h b/cmds/installd/installd.h
index 461b08a..809f40f 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.h
@@ -94,11 +94,19 @@
  * IMPORTANT: These values are passed from Java code. Keep them in sync with
  * frameworks/base/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Installer.java
  ***************************************************************************/
-#define DEXOPT_PUBLIC       (1 << 1)
-#define DEXOPT_SAFEMODE     (1 << 2)
-#define DEXOPT_DEBUGGABLE   (1 << 3)
-#define DEXOPT_BOOTCOMPLETE (1 << 4)
-#define DEXOPT_MASK (DEXOPT_PUBLIC | DEXOPT_SAFEMODE | DEXOPT_DEBUGGABLE | DEXOPT_BOOTCOMPLETE)
+constexpr int DEXOPT_PUBLIC       = 1 << 1;
+constexpr int DEXOPT_SAFEMODE     = 1 << 2;
+constexpr int DEXOPT_DEBUGGABLE   = 1 << 3;
+constexpr int DEXOPT_BOOTCOMPLETE = 1 << 4;
+constexpr int DEXOPT_USEJIT       = 1 << 5;
+
+/* all known values for dexopt flags */
+constexpr int DEXOPT_MASK =
+    DEXOPT_PUBLIC
+    | DEXOPT_SAFEMODE
+    | DEXOPT_DEBUGGABLE
+    | DEXOPT_BOOTCOMPLETE
+    | DEXOPT_USEJIT;
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof(*(a)))