diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index decd644..d88b72e 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -609,8 +609,7 @@
     load_override_properties();
     /* Read persistent properties after all default values have been loaded. */
     load_persistent_properties();
-    uint64_t start_ns = boot_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count();
-    property_set("ro.boottime.persistent_properties", StringPrintf("%" PRIu64, start_ns).c_str());
+    property_set("ro.persistent_properties.ready", "true");
 }
 
 void load_recovery_id_prop() {