diff --git a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
index 230853d..e1e73c7 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
         const char* instruction_set, const char* compiler_filter,
         bool debuggable, bool post_bootcomplete, bool background_job_compile, int profile_fd,
         const char* class_loader_context, int target_sdk_version, bool enable_hidden_api_checks,
-        int dex_metadata_fd, const char* compilation_reason) {
+        bool generate_compact_dex, int dex_metadata_fd, const char* compilation_reason) {
     static const unsigned int MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN = 7;
 
     if (strlen(instruction_set) >= MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN) {
@@ -438,9 +438,7 @@
 
     // Disable cdex if update input vdex is true since this combination of options is not
     // supported.
-    // Disable cdex for non-background compiles since we don't want to regress app install until
-    // there are enough benefits to justify the tradeoff.
-    const bool disable_cdex = !background_job_compile || (input_vdex_fd == output_vdex_fd);
+    const bool disable_cdex = !generate_compact_dex || (input_vdex_fd == output_vdex_fd);
 
     const char* argv[9  // program name, mandatory arguments and the final NULL
                      + (have_dex2oat_isa_variant ? 1 : 0)
@@ -1960,6 +1958,7 @@
     bool is_secondary_dex = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_SECONDARY_DEX) != 0;
     bool background_job_compile = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB) != 0;
     bool enable_hidden_api_checks = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_ENABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS) != 0;
+    bool generate_compact_dex = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_GENERATE_COMPACT_DEX) != 0;
 
     // Check if we're dealing with a secondary dex file and if we need to compile it.
     std::string oat_dir_str;
@@ -2073,6 +2072,7 @@
                     class_loader_context,
                     target_sdk_version,
                     enable_hidden_api_checks,
+                    generate_compact_dex,
                     dex_metadata_fd.get(),
                     compilation_reason);
     } else {
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h b/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h
index 6282ba2..26aa443 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 // controls whether extra debugging flags can be used (taking more compile time.)
 constexpr int DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB = 1 << 9;
 constexpr int DEXOPT_ENABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS = 1 << 10;
+constexpr int DEXOPT_GENERATE_COMPACT_DEX = 1 << 11;
 
 /* all known values for dexopt flags */
 constexpr int DEXOPT_MASK =
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@
     | DEXOPT_STORAGE_CE
     | DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE
     | DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB
-    | DEXOPT_ENABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS;
+    | DEXOPT_ENABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS
+    | DEXOPT_GENERATE_COMPACT_DEX;
 
 // NOTE: keep in sync with StorageManager
 constexpr int FLAG_STORAGE_DE = 1 << 0;
diff --git a/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
index 0fcb7d3..d06b4f6 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
 static_assert(DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE     == 1 << 8, "DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE unexpected.");
 static_assert(DEXOPT_ENABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS == 1 << 10,
         "DEXOPT_ENABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS unexpected");
+static_assert(DEXOPT_GENERATE_COMPACT_DEX == 1 << 11, "DEXOPT_GENERATE_COMPACT_DEX unexpected");
 
-static_assert(DEXOPT_MASK           == (0x5fe | DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB),
+static_assert(DEXOPT_MASK           == (0xdfe | DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB),
               "DEXOPT_MASK unexpected.");