diff --git a/tools/aapt2/java/ProguardRules.cpp b/tools/aapt2/java/ProguardRules.cpp
index 05ba8f05ec675..806f4e37e22ac 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/java/ProguardRules.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/java/ProguardRules.cpp
@@ -404,12 +404,15 @@ void WriteKeepSet(const KeepSet& keep_set, OutputStream* out, bool minimal_keep)
 
   for (const auto& entry : keep_set.conditional_class_set_) {
     std::set<UsageLocation> locations;
-    bool can_be_conditional = true;
-    for (const UsageLocation& location : entry.second) {
-      can_be_conditional &= CollectLocations(location, keep_set, &locations);
+    bool can_be_conditional = false;
+    if (keep_set.conditional_keep_rules_) {
+      can_be_conditional = true;
+      for (const UsageLocation& location : entry.second) {
+        can_be_conditional &= CollectLocations(location, keep_set, &locations);
+      }
     }
 
-    if (keep_set.conditional_keep_rules_ && can_be_conditional) {
+    if (can_be_conditional) {
       for (const UsageLocation& location : locations) {
         printer.Print("# Referenced at ").Println(location.source.to_string());
         printer.Print("-if class **.R$layout { int ")