diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InitAndSystemPackageHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InitAndSystemPackageHelper.java
index 5ff0a6f7a59e1..a8da7462bb669 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InitAndSystemPackageHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/InitAndSystemPackageHelper.java
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ final class InitAndSystemPackageHelper {
             ApexManager.ActiveApexInfo apexInfo) {
         for (int i = 0, size = SYSTEM_PARTITIONS.size(); i < size; i++) {
             ScanPartition sp = SYSTEM_PARTITIONS.get(i);
-            if (apexInfo.preInstalledApexPath.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(
-                    sp.getFolder().getAbsolutePath())) {
+            if (apexInfo.preInstalledApexPath.getAbsolutePath().equals(
+                    sp.getFolder().getAbsolutePath())
+                    || apexInfo.preInstalledApexPath.getAbsolutePath().startsWith(
+                        sp.getFolder().getAbsolutePath() + File.separator)) {
                 return new ScanPartition(apexInfo.apexDirectory, sp, SCAN_AS_APK_IN_APEX);
             }
         }