diff --git a/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp b/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp
index cf3de01..b1ad8db 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "otapreopt_parameters.h"
 
+#include <cstring>
+
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 
 #include "dexopt.h"
@@ -248,6 +250,8 @@
         case 8: num_args_expected = 16; break;
         // Version 9 adds a new dexopt flag: DEXOPT_GENERATE_APP_IMAGE
         case 9: num_args_expected = 16; break;
+        // Version 10 is a compatibility bump.
+        case 10: num_args_expected = 16; break;
         default:
             LOG(ERROR) << "Don't know how to read arguments for version " << version;
             return false;
@@ -360,6 +364,15 @@
         }
     }
 
+    if (version < 10) {
+        // Do not accept '&' as shared libraries from versions prior to 10. These may lead
+        // to runtime crashes. The server side of version 10+ should send the correct
+        // context in almost all cases (e.g., only for actual shared packages).
+        if (shared_libraries != nullptr && std::string("&") == shared_libraries) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp b/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp
index b518507..66dd51e 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp
@@ -114,11 +114,14 @@
             case 7: return "7";
             case 8: return "8";
             case 9: return "9";
+            case 10: return "10";
         }
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    std::vector<const char*> getArgs(uint32_t version, bool versioned) {
+    std::vector<const char*> getArgs(uint32_t version,
+                                     bool versioned,
+                                     const char* shared_libs = "shared.lib") {
         std::vector<const char*> args;
         args.push_back("otapreopt");  // "otapreopt"
         args.push_back("a");  // slot
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@
         args.push_back("0");  // dexopt_flags
         args.push_back("speed");  // filter
         args.push_back("!");  // volume
-        args.push_back("shared.lib");  // libs
+        args.push_back(shared_libs);  // libs
 
         if (version > 1) {
             args.push_back("!");  // seinfo
@@ -159,9 +162,11 @@
         return args;
     }
 
-    void VerifyReadArguments(uint32_t version, bool versioned) {
+    void VerifyReadArguments(uint32_t version,
+                             bool versioned,
+                             const char* shared_libs = "shared.lib") {
         OTAPreoptParameters params;
-        std::vector<const char*> args = getArgs(version, versioned);
+        std::vector<const char*> args = getArgs(version, versioned, shared_libs);
         ASSERT_TRUE(params.ReadArguments(args.size() - 1, args.data()));
         verifyPackageParameters(params, version, versioned, args.data());
     }
@@ -199,6 +204,18 @@
     VerifyReadArguments(7, true);
 }
 
+TEST_F(OTAPreoptTest, ReadArgumentsV9SharedLibsAmpersand) {
+    OTAPreoptParameters params;
+    std::vector<const char*> args = getArgs(9, true, "&");
+    ASSERT_FALSE(params.ReadArguments(args.size() - 1, args.data()));
+}
+
+TEST_F(OTAPreoptTest, ReadArgumentsV10SharedLibsAmpersand) {
+    OTAPreoptParameters params;
+    std::vector<const char*> args = getArgs(10, true, "&");
+    ASSERT_TRUE(params.ReadArguments(args.size() - 1, args.data()));
+}
+
 TEST_F(OTAPreoptTest, ReadArgumentsFailToManyArgs) {
     OTAPreoptParameters params;
     std::vector<const char*> args = getArgs(5, true);