diff --git a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
index 39666ead68..68ed2494dc 100644
--- a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
+++ b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
@@ -175,3 +175,6 @@ ifeq (false,$(ART_MODULE_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE))
       system/framework/%.odex \
       system/framework/%.vdex
 endif
+
+PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += \
+    dalvik.vm.useartservice=true