diff --git a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
index 71a65472d..54e28fd30 100644
--- a/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
+++ b/target/product/runtime_libart.mk
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@ PRODUCT_DEFAULT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.dex2oat-Xmx=512m \
     ro.dalvik.vm.native.bridge=0 \
     dalvik.vm.usejit=true \
-    dalvik.vm.usejitprofiles=true
+    dalvik.vm.usejitprofiles=true \
+    dalvik.vm.appimageformat=lz4