diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
index c85e1d8a074f1..d1aed3e3018ab 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
@@ -703,8 +703,11 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
         for (File addedFile : addedFiles) {
             final ApkLite apk;
             try {
-                apk = PackageParser.parseApkLite(
-                        addedFile, PackageParser.PARSE_COLLECT_CERTIFICATES);
+                int flags = PackageParser.PARSE_COLLECT_CERTIFICATES;
+                if ((params.installFlags & PackageManager.INSTALL_EPHEMERAL) != 0) {
+                    flags |= PackageParser.PARSE_IS_EPHEMERAL;
+                }
+                apk = PackageParser.parseApkLite(addedFile, flags);
             } catch (PackageParserException e) {
                 throw PackageManagerException.from(e);
             }