diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppWarnings.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppWarnings.java
index 59c9bf91c2b28..9f7db7b654aa7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppWarnings.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppWarnings.java
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@ class AppWarnings {
             return;
         }
 
-        final int platformSdk = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
 
-        if (ActivityManager.isRunningInTestHarness()
-                || platformSdk == Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT) {
-            // Don't show warning if we are running in a test harness or the platform is currently
-            // in development, expect if we were requested to always show it for this activity.
-            if (!mAlwaysShowUnsupportedCompileSdkWarningActivities.contains(r.realActivity)) {
-                return;
-            }
+
+        // TODO(b/75318890): temp. fix to get q dogfoodable. Need to move this to when the app
+        // actually crashes.
+        if (/*ActivityManager.isRunningInTestHarness()
+                &&*/ !mAlwaysShowUnsupportedCompileSdkWarningActivities.contains(r.realActivity)) {
+            // Don't show warning if we are running in a test harness and we don't have to always
+            // show for this activity.
+            return;
         }
 
         // If the application was built against an pre-release SDK that's older than the current
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class AppWarnings {
         // codenames (e.g. simultaneous pre-release development), then we're likely to run into
         // compatibility issues. Warn the user and offer to check for an update.
         final int compileSdk = r.appInfo.compileSdkVersion;
+        final int platformSdk = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
         final boolean isCompileSdkPreview = !"REL".equals(r.appInfo.compileSdkVersionCodename);
         final boolean isPlatformSdkPreview = !"REL".equals(Build.VERSION.CODENAME);
         if ((isCompileSdkPreview && compileSdk < platformSdk)