diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index 479dec60b..2ee5f8dff 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreoptDisabled(ctx android.ModuleContext) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	// Don't preopt APEX variant module
+	if am, ok := ctx.Module().(android.ApexModule); ok && !am.IsForPlatform() {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	// TODO: contains no java code
 
 	return false