diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 7afe8b79f0214..ef44d068862c0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ import com.android.org.conscrypt.OpenSSLSocketImpl;
 import com.android.org.conscrypt.TrustedCertificateStore;
 import com.android.server.am.MemInfoDumpProto;
 
+import dalvik.system.AppSpecializationHooks;
 import dalvik.system.CloseGuard;
 import dalvik.system.VMDebug;
 import dalvik.system.VMRuntime;
@@ -6384,6 +6385,9 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler {
         Process.setStartTimes(SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(), SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
 
         AppCompatCallbacks.install(data.disabledCompatChanges);
+        // Let libcore handle any compat changes after installing the list of compat changes.
+        AppSpecializationHooks.handleCompatChangesBeforeBindingApplication();
+
         mBoundApplication = data;
         mConfiguration = new Configuration(data.config);
         mCompatConfiguration = new Configuration(data.config);