diff --git a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
index 02c1c8887..ed259dbee 100644
--- a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
   ifeq ($(WITH_DEXPREOPT),)
     WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
+    WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY := false
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk
index 02d0a6f20..34fffed4e 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_arm64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
   ifeq ($(WITH_DEXPREOPT),)
     WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
+    WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY := false
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
index 1152105bb..b68d88b7d 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
   ifeq ($(WITH_DEXPREOPT),)
     WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
+    WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY := false
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk
index ed9c9b3dc..44e6287f1 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_mips64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
   ifeq ($(WITH_DEXPREOPT),)
     WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
+    WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY := false
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk
index 50ecb984d..f8ac496c7 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_x86/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 # of an SDK AVD. Note that this operation only works on Linux for now
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
 WITH_DEXPREOPT ?= true
+WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY ?= false
 endif
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation host and guest libraries
diff --git a/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
index f53ff6255..bd2f9879e 100755
--- a/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_x86_64/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 # of an SDK AVD. Note that this operation only works on Linux for now
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
 WITH_DEXPREOPT ?= true
+WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY ?= false
 endif
 
 # Build OpenGLES emulation host and guest libraries
diff --git a/target/board/generic_x86_arm/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_x86_arm/BoardConfig.mk
index 6e2573eeb..75207fcd6 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_x86_arm/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_x86_arm/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
   ifeq ($(WITH_DEXPREOPT),)
     WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
+    WITH_DEXPREOPT_BOOT_IMG_ONLY := false
   endif
 endif