diff --git a/init/builtins.cpp b/init/builtins.cpp
index ba2c7ac..ceab568 100644
--- a/init/builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/builtins.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <ApexProperties.sysprop.h>
 #include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
@@ -130,6 +131,13 @@
     if (args.context != kInitContext) {
         return Error() << "command 'class_start_post_data' only available in init context";
     }
+    static bool is_apex_updatable = android::sysprop::ApexProperties::updatable().value_or(false);
+
+    if (!is_apex_updatable) {
+        // No need to start these on devices that don't support APEX, since they're not
+        // stopped either.
+        return {};
+    }
     for (const auto& service : ServiceList::GetInstance()) {
         if (service->classnames().count(args[1])) {
             if (auto result = service->StartIfPostData(); !result) {
@@ -155,6 +163,11 @@
     if (args.context != kInitContext) {
         return Error() << "command 'class_reset_post_data' only available in init context";
     }
+    static bool is_apex_updatable = android::sysprop::ApexProperties::updatable().value_or(false);
+    if (!is_apex_updatable) {
+        // No need to stop these on devices that don't support APEX.
+        return {};
+    }
     ForEachServiceInClass(args[1], &Service::ResetIfPostData);
     return {};
 }