diff --git a/cmds/installd/Android.bp b/cmds/installd/Android.bp
index 3f180d9..faa8485 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/Android.bp
+++ b/cmds/installd/Android.bp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         "libprocessgroup",
         "libselinux",
         "libutils",
+        "libziparchive",
         "server_configurable_flags",
     ],
     static_libs: [
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@
         "libprocessgroup",
         "libselinux",
         "libutils",
+        "libziparchive",
         "server_configurable_flags",
     ],
 }
diff --git a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
index d8fcc57..2bcf2d4 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <server_configurable_flags/get_flags.h>
 #include <system/thread_defs.h>
 #include <utils/Mutex.h>
+#include <ziparchive/zip_archive.h>
 
 #include "dexopt.h"
 #include "dexopt_return_codes.h"
@@ -2738,6 +2739,20 @@
     }
 }
 
+static bool check_profile_exists_in_dexmetadata(const std::string& dex_metadata) {
+    ZipArchiveHandle zip = nullptr;
+    if (OpenArchive(dex_metadata.c_str(), &zip) != 0) {
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to open dm '" << dex_metadata << "'";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ZipEntry64 entry;
+    int result = FindEntry(zip, "primary.prof", &entry);
+    CloseArchive(zip);
+
+    return result != 0 ? false : true;
+}
+
 bool prepare_app_profile(const std::string& package_name,
                          userid_t user_id,
                          appid_t app_id,
@@ -2754,7 +2769,7 @@
     }
 
     // Check if we need to install the profile from the dex metadata.
-    if (!dex_metadata) {
+    if (!dex_metadata || !check_profile_exists_in_dexmetadata(dex_metadata->c_str())) {
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/cmds/installd/tests/Android.bp b/cmds/installd/tests/Android.bp
index 7082017..13e15ca 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/cmds/installd/tests/Android.bp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         "libasync_safe",
         "libdiskusage",
         "libinstalld",
+        "libziparchive",
         "liblog",
         "liblogwrap",
     ],
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
         "libasync_safe",
         "libdiskusage",
         "libinstalld",
+        "libziparchive",
         "liblog",
         "liblogwrap",
     ],