diff --git a/core/dex_preopt_libart_boot.mk b/core/dex_preopt_libart_boot.mk
index 8db942818..8d0539aa4 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt_libart_boot.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt_libart_boot.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ $($(my_2nd_arch_prefix)DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_BUILT_IMAGE_FILENAME) : $(LIBART_TARGE
 		$(PRODUCT_DEX_PREOPT_BOOT_FLAGS) $(GLOBAL_DEXPREOPT_FLAGS) $(ART_BOOT_IMAGE_EXTRA_ARGS) && \
 	ANDROID_ROOT=$(PRODUCT_OUT)/system ANDROID_DATA=$(dir $@) $(PATCHOAT) \
         --input-image-location=$(PRIVATE_IMAGE_LOCATION) \
-        --output-image-relocation-file=$@.rel \
+        --output-image-relocation-directory=$(dir $@) \
         --instruction-set=$($(PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)DEX2OAT_TARGET_ARCH) \
         --base-offset-delta=0x10000000