diff --git a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
index 78a4af09cc..b96601ddd3 100644
--- a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
+++ b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@ PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += \
 # On eng builds, make "boot" reasons only extract for faster turnaround.
 ifeq (eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
     PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += \
-        pm.dexopt.first-boot=extract \
-        pm.dexopt.boot=extract
+        pm.dexopt.first-boot?=extract \
+        pm.dexopt.boot?=extract
 else
     PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += \
-        pm.dexopt.first-boot=quicken \
-        pm.dexopt.boot=verify
+        pm.dexopt.first-boot?=quicken \
+        pm.dexopt.boot?=verify
 endif
 
 # The install filter is speed-profile in order to enable the use of
 # profiles from the dex metadata files. Note that if a profile is not provided
 # or if it is empty speed-profile is equivalent to (quicken + empty app image).
 PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += \
-    pm.dexopt.install=speed-profile \
-    pm.dexopt.bg-dexopt=speed-profile \
-    pm.dexopt.ab-ota=speed-profile \
-    pm.dexopt.inactive=verify \
-    pm.dexopt.shared=speed
+    pm.dexopt.install?=speed-profile \
+    pm.dexopt.bg-dexopt?=speed-profile \
+    pm.dexopt.ab-ota?=speed-profile \
+    pm.dexopt.inactive?=verify \
+    pm.dexopt.shared?=speed
 
 # Pass file with the list of updatable boot class path packages to dex2oat.
 PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES += \