diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/dex/DexMetadataHelper.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/dex/DexMetadataHelper.java
index 0d5b33cd86724..8f9a0d79f33b8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/dex/DexMetadataHelper.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/dex/DexMetadataHelper.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.jar.StrictJarFile;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.android.internal.security.VerityUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ public class DexMetadataHelper {
      * Returns whether fs-verity is required to install a dex metadata
      */
     public static boolean isFsVerityRequired() {
-        return SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_DM_FSVERITY_REQUIRED, false);
+        return VerityUtils.isFsVeritySupported()
+                && SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_DM_FSVERITY_REQUIRED, false);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
index 58e2aa2b76023..82b12aac0a111 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java
@@ -3060,7 +3060,7 @@ public class PackageInstallerSession extends IPackageInstallerSession.Stub {
         // Also stage .dm.fsv_sig. .dm may be required to install with fs-verity signature on
         // supported on older devices.
         maybeStageFsveritySignatureLocked(dexMetadataFile, targetDexMetadataFile,
-                VerityUtils.isFsVeritySupported() && DexMetadataHelper.isFsVerityRequired());
+                DexMetadataHelper.isFsVerityRequired());
     }
 
     private void storeBytesToInstallationFile(final String localPath, final String absolutePath,