diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index 7f1afd667..f1b717874 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Mo
 			profileBootListing = android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx,
 				ctx.ModuleDir(), String(d.dexpreoptProperties.Dex_preopt.Profile)+"-boot")
 			profileIsTextListing = true
-		} else {
+		} else if global.ProfileDir != "" {
 			profileClassListing = android.ExistentPathForSource(ctx,
 				global.ProfileDir, ctx.ModuleName()+".prof")
 		}