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 b3f1867fdb069..cc5aec2e113e2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/dex/ArtManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/dex/ArtManagerService.java
@@ -314,9 +314,13 @@ public class ArtManagerService extends android.content.pm.dex.IArtManager.Stub {
             case ArtManager.PROFILE_APPS :
                 return SystemProperties.getBoolean("dalvik.vm.usejitprofiles", false);
             case ArtManager.PROFILE_BOOT_IMAGE:
+                // The device config property overrides the system property version.
+                boolean profileBootClassPath = SystemProperties.getBoolean(
+                        "persist.device_config.runtime_native_boot.profilebootclasspath",
+                        SystemProperties.getBoolean("dalvik.vm.profilebootclasspath", false));
                 return (Build.IS_USERDEBUG || Build.IS_ENG) &&
                         SystemProperties.getBoolean("dalvik.vm.usejitprofiles", false) &&
-                        SystemProperties.getBoolean("dalvik.vm.profilebootimage", false);
+                        profileBootClassPath;
             default:
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid profile type:" + profileType);
         }