diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/dex/ArtManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/dex/ArtManagerService.java
index a8be07d76b588..08dea7f577a15 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/dex/ArtManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/dex/ArtManagerService.java
@@ -480,8 +480,10 @@ public class ArtManagerService extends android.content.pm.dex.IArtManager.Stub {
             final String apkPath = pkg.baseCodePath;
             final ApplicationInfo appInfo = pkg.applicationInfo;
             final String outDexFile = appInfo.dataDir + "/code_cache/compiled_view.dex";
-            if (appInfo.isPrivilegedApp()) {
+            if (appInfo.isPrivilegedApp() || appInfo.isDefaultToDeviceProtectedStorage()) {
                 // Privileged apps prefer to load trusted code so they don't use compiled views.
+                // Also disable the view compiler for protected storage apps since there are
+                // selinux permissions required for writing to user_de.
                 return false;
             }
             Log.i("PackageManager", "Compiling layouts in " + packageName + " (" + apkPath +