diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
index ad303311b1c59..e788c79df3e56 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
@@ -2699,6 +2699,11 @@ public final class Settings implements Watchable, Snappable {
                     }
                     continue;
                 }
+                if (pkg.getPkg().isApex()) {
+                    // Don't persist APEX which doesn't have a valid app id and will cause parsing
+                    // error in libpackagelistparser
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 final boolean isDebug = pkg.getPkg().isDebuggable();
                 final IntArray gids = new IntArray();