diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp b/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp
index 8a0fca03fe3ac..28e786b718742 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/Android.bp
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ java_library {
     static_libs: [
         "SystemUI-flag-types",
     ],
+    optimize: {
+        proguard_flags_files: ["proguard_flags.flags"],
+    },
     java_version: "1.8",
     min_sdk_version: "current",
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/shared/proguard_flags.flags b/packages/SystemUI/shared/proguard_flags.flags
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..08859cd8a10f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/shared/proguard_flags.flags
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-keep class * implements com.android.systemui.flags.ParcelableFlag
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