diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index f94341a081081..ce50d965118fd 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ int AndroidRuntime::startVm(JavaVM** pJavaVM, JNIEnv** pEnv)
     char heapgrowthlimitOptsBuf[sizeof("-XX:HeapGrowthLimit=")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char heapminfreeOptsBuf[sizeof("-XX:HeapMinFree=")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char heapmaxfreeOptsBuf[sizeof("-XX:HeapMaxFree=")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    char usejitOptsBuf[sizeof("-Xusejit:")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    char jitcodecachesizeOptsBuf[sizeof("-Xjitcodecachesize:")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    char jitthresholdOptsBuf[sizeof("-Xjitthreshold:")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char gctypeOptsBuf[sizeof("-Xgc:")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char backgroundgcOptsBuf[sizeof("-XX:BackgroundGC=")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char heaptargetutilizationOptsBuf[sizeof("-XX:HeapTargetUtilization=")-1 + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
@@ -642,6 +645,13 @@ int AndroidRuntime::startVm(JavaVM** pJavaVM, JNIEnv** pEnv)
                        heaptargetutilizationOptsBuf,
                        "-XX:HeapTargetUtilization=");
 
+    /*
+     * JIT related options.
+     */
+    parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.usejit", usejitOptsBuf, "-Xusejit:");
+    parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.jitcodecachesize", jitcodecachesizeOptsBuf, "-Xjitcodecachesize:");
+    parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.jitthreshold", jitthresholdOptsBuf, "-Xjitthreshold:");
+
     property_get("ro.config.low_ram", propBuf, "");
     if (strcmp(propBuf, "true") == 0) {
       addOption("-XX:LowMemoryMode");