diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
index b236ac5af1042..57fc97c7abfa5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ android_app {
     name: "SystemUIRobo-stub",
     defaults: [
         "platform_app_defaults",
-        "SystemUI_app_defaults",
+        "SystemUI_optimized_defaults",
         "SystemUI_compose_defaults",
     ],
     manifest: "tests/AndroidManifest-base.xml",
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ soong_config_module_type {
 }
 
 systemui_optimized_java_defaults {
-    name: "SystemUI_app_defaults",
+    name: "SystemUI_optimized_defaults",
     soong_config_variables: {
         SYSTEMUI_OPTIMIZE_JAVA: {
             optimize: {
@@ -451,12 +451,10 @@ systemui_optimized_java_defaults {
                 shrink: true,
                 shrink_resources: true,
                 proguard_compatibility: false,
-                proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
             },
             conditions_default: {
                 optimize: {
                     proguard_compatibility: false,
-                    proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
                 },
             },
         },
@@ -467,7 +465,7 @@ android_app {
     name: "SystemUI",
     defaults: [
         "platform_app_defaults",
-        "SystemUI_app_defaults",
+        "SystemUI_optimized_defaults",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "SystemUI-core",
@@ -482,6 +480,9 @@ android_app {
     kotlincflags: ["-Xjvm-default=enable"],
 
     dxflags: ["--multi-dex"],
+    optimize: {
+        proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
+    },
     required: [
         "privapp_whitelist_com.android.systemui",
         "wmshell.protolog.json.gz",