diff --git a/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk b/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk
index de34d888e..79e72c15f 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ DIRTY_IMAGE_OBJECTS := $(call word-colon,1,$(firstword \
     $(filter %system/etc/dirty-image-objects,$(PRODUCT_COPY_FILES))))
 
 define get-product-default-property
-$(strip $(patsubst $(1)=%,%,$(filter $(1)=%,$(PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES))))
+$(strip \
+  $(eval _prop := $(patsubst $(1)=%,%,$(filter $(1)=%,$(PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES))))\
+  $(if $(_prop),$(_prop),$(patsubst $(1)=%,%,$(filter $(1)=%,$(PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES)))))
 endef
 
 DEX2OAT_IMAGE_XMS := $(call get-product-default-property,dalvik.vm.image-dex2oat-Xms)
diff --git a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
index 829601caa..b9703039d 100644
--- a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
+++ b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += art-tools
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     cacerts \
 
-PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
+PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
     dalvik.vm.image-dex2oat-Xms=64m \
     dalvik.vm.image-dex2oat-Xmx=64m \
     dalvik.vm.dex2oat-Xms=64m \
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
 # Different dexopt types for different package update/install times.
 # On eng builds, make "boot" reasons only extract for faster turnaround.
 ifeq (eng,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
-    PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
+    PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
         pm.dexopt.first-boot=extract \
         pm.dexopt.boot=extract
 else
-    PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
+    PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
         pm.dexopt.first-boot=quicken \
         pm.dexopt.boot=verify
 endif
 
-PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
+PRODUCT_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES += \
     pm.dexopt.install=quicken \
     pm.dexopt.bg-dexopt=speed-profile \
     pm.dexopt.ab-ota=speed-profile \