diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 40e927488..107cab989 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -4534,6 +4534,8 @@ define dump-dynamic-partitions-info
     echo "super_partition_error_limit=$(BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_ERROR_LIMIT)" >> $(1))
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_OTA)), \
     echo "virtual_ab=true" >> $(1))
+  $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_COMPRESSION)), \
+    echo "virtual_ab_compression=true" >> $(1))
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_OTA_RETROFIT)), \
     echo "virtual_ab_retrofit=true" >> $(1))
 endef
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index f5e81e7d4..2ab4b0613 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_CHECK_ELF_FILES
 # If set, device uses virtual A/B.
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_OTA
 
+# If set, device uses virtual A/B Compression.
+_product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_COMPRESSION
+
 # If set, device retrofits virtual A/B.
 _product_single_value_vars += PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_OTA_RETROFIT
 
diff --git a/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk b/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk
index b9f3fc8ab..830104708 100644
--- a/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk
+++ b/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/virtual_ab_ota/launch_with_vendor_ramdisk.mk)
 
 PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES += ro.virtual_ab.compression.enabled=true
-
+PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_COMPRESSION := true
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     snapuserd.vendor_ramdisk \
     snapuserd \
diff --git a/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression_retrofit.mk b/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression_retrofit.mk
index 5da8b5426..6c29cba6e 100644
--- a/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression_retrofit.mk
+++ b/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression_retrofit.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES += ro.virtual_ab.compression.enabled=true
+PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_COMPRESSION := true
 
 # For devices that are not GKI-capable (eg do not have vendor_boot),
 # snapuserd.ramdisk is included rather than snapuserd.vendor_ramdisk.