diff --git a/dexpreopt/config.go b/dexpreopt/config.go
index 24492d4ec..1844bce6e 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/config.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/config.go
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ type ModuleConfig struct {
 	ProvidesUsesLibrary            string       // library name (usually the same as module name)
 	ClassLoaderContexts            ClassLoaderContextMap
 
-	Archs                   []android.ArchType
-	DexPreoptImagesDeps     []android.OutputPaths
-	DexPreoptImageLocations []string
+	Archs                         []android.ArchType
+	DexPreoptImagesDeps           []android.OutputPaths
+	DexPreoptImageLocationsOnHost []string // boot image location on host (file path without the arch subdirectory)
 
 	PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles     android.Paths // file paths of boot class path files
 	PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations []string      // virtual locations of boot class path files
diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
index c9a80f869..9d9234ff4 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func dexpreoptCommand(ctx android.PathContext, globalSoong *GlobalSoongConfig, g
 		Flag("--runtime-arg").FlagWithList("-Xbootclasspath-locations:", module.PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations, ":").
 		Flag("${class_loader_context_arg}").
 		Flag("${stored_class_loader_context_arg}").
-		FlagWithArg("--boot-image=", strings.Join(module.DexPreoptImageLocations, ":")).Implicits(module.DexPreoptImagesDeps[archIdx].Paths()).
+		FlagWithArg("--boot-image=", strings.Join(module.DexPreoptImageLocationsOnHost, ":")).Implicits(module.DexPreoptImagesDeps[archIdx].Paths()).
 		FlagWithInput("--dex-file=", module.DexPath).
 		FlagWithArg("--dex-location=", dexLocationArg).
 		FlagWithOutput("--oat-file=", odexPath).ImplicitOutput(vdexPath).
diff --git a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
index bb4e80e1a..4ee61b6b0 100644
--- a/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
+++ b/dexpreopt/dexpreopt_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func testModuleConfig(ctx android.PathContext, name, partition string) *ModuleCo
 		ClassLoaderContexts:             nil,
 		Archs:                           []android.ArchType{android.Arm},
 		DexPreoptImagesDeps:             []android.OutputPaths{android.OutputPaths{}},
-		DexPreoptImageLocations:         []string{},
+		DexPreoptImageLocationsOnHost:   []string{},
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     nil,
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations: nil,
 		PreoptExtractedApk:              false,
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt.go b/java/dexpreopt.go
index 3113eb386..8d23ad6bd 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt.go
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Wr
 	for _, target := range targets {
 		archs = append(archs, target.Arch.ArchType)
 		variant := bootImage.getVariant(target)
-		images = append(images, variant.images)
+		images = append(images, variant.imagePathOnHost)
 		imagesDeps = append(imagesDeps, variant.imagesDeps)
 	}
 	// The image locations for all Android variants are identical.
-	imageLocations := bootImage.getAnyAndroidVariant().imageLocations()
+	hostImageLocations := bootImage.getAnyAndroidVariant().imageLocations()
 
 	var profileClassListing android.OptionalPath
 	var profileBootListing android.OptionalPath
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ func (d *dexpreopter) dexpreopt(ctx android.ModuleContext, dexJarFile android.Wr
 		ProvidesUsesLibrary:            providesUsesLib,
 		ClassLoaderContexts:            d.classLoaderContexts,
 
-		Archs:                   archs,
-		DexPreoptImagesDeps:     imagesDeps,
-		DexPreoptImageLocations: imageLocations,
+		Archs:                         archs,
+		DexPreoptImagesDeps:           imagesDeps,
+		DexPreoptImageLocationsOnHost: hostImageLocations,
 
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexFiles:     dexFiles.Paths(),
 		PreoptBootClassPathDexLocations: dexLocations,
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
index 06326ac53..ce68c4856 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_bootjars.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ type bootImageConfig struct {
 	symbolsDir android.OutputPath
 
 	// Subdirectory where the image files are installed.
-	installSubdir string
+	installDirOnHost string
 
 	// A list of (location, jar) pairs for the Java modules in this image.
 	modules android.ConfiguredJarList
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ type bootImageVariant struct {
 	dexLocationsDeps []string // for the dependency images and in this image
 
 	// Paths to image files.
-	images     android.OutputPath  // first image file
-	imagesDeps android.OutputPaths // all files
+	imagePathOnHost android.OutputPath  // first image file
+	imagesDeps      android.OutputPaths // all files
 
 	// Only for extensions, paths to the primary boot images.
 	primaryImages android.OutputPath
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func (image *bootImageVariant) imageLocations() (imageLocations []string) {
 	if image.extends != nil {
 		imageLocations = image.extends.getVariant(image.target).imageLocations()
 	}
-	return append(imageLocations, dexpreopt.PathToLocation(image.images, image.target.Arch.ArchType))
+	return append(imageLocations, dexpreopt.PathToLocation(image.imagePathOnHost, image.target.Arch.ArchType))
 }
 
 func dexpreoptBootJarsFactory() android.SingletonModule {
@@ -604,9 +604,9 @@ func buildBootImageVariant(ctx android.SingletonContext, image *bootImageVariant
 
 	arch := image.target.Arch.ArchType
 	os := image.target.Os.String() // We need to distinguish host-x86 and device-x86.
-	symbolsDir := image.symbolsDir.Join(ctx, os, image.installSubdir, arch.String())
+	symbolsDir := image.symbolsDir.Join(ctx, os, image.installDirOnHost, arch.String())
 	symbolsFile := symbolsDir.Join(ctx, image.stem+".oat")
-	outputDir := image.dir.Join(ctx, os, image.installSubdir, arch.String())
+	outputDir := image.dir.Join(ctx, os, image.installDirOnHost, arch.String())
 	outputPath := outputDir.Join(ctx, image.stem+".oat")
 	oatLocation := dexpreopt.PathToLocation(outputPath, arch)
 	imagePath := outputPath.ReplaceExtension(ctx, "art")
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func buildBootImageVariant(ctx android.SingletonContext, image *bootImageVariant
 
 	cmd.Textf(`|| ( echo %s ; false )`, proptools.ShellEscape(failureMessage))
 
-	installDir := filepath.Join("/", image.installSubdir, arch.String())
+	installDir := filepath.Join("/", image.installDirOnHost, arch.String())
 
 	var vdexInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
 	var unstrippedInstalls android.RuleBuilderInstalls
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ func (d *dexpreoptBootJars) MakeVars(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
 				}
 				sfx := variant.name + suffix + "_" + variant.target.Arch.ArchType.String()
 				ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_VDEX_BUILT_INSTALLED_"+sfx, variant.vdexInstalls.String())
-				ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_"+sfx, variant.images.String())
+				ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_"+sfx, variant.imagePathOnHost.String())
 				ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_DEPS_"+sfx, strings.Join(variant.imagesDeps.Strings(), " "))
 				ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_BUILT_INSTALLED_"+sfx, variant.installs.String())
 				ctx.Strict("DEXPREOPT_IMAGE_UNSTRIPPED_BUILT_INSTALLED_"+sfx, variant.unstrippedInstalls.String())
diff --git a/java/dexpreopt_config.go b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
index e95b4cb1e..7fb0444c2 100644
--- a/java/dexpreopt_config.go
+++ b/java/dexpreopt_config.go
@@ -83,26 +83,26 @@ func genBootImageConfigs(ctx android.PathContext) map[string]*bootImageConfig {
 		artModules := global.ArtApexJars
 		frameworkModules := global.BootJars.RemoveList(artModules)
 
-		artSubdir := "apex/art_boot_images/javalib"
+		artDirOnHost := "apex/art_boot_images/javalib"
 		frameworkSubdir := "system/framework"
 
 		// ART config for the primary boot image in the ART apex.
 		// It includes the Core Libraries.
 		artCfg := bootImageConfig{
-			name:          artBootImageName,
-			stem:          "boot",
-			installSubdir: artSubdir,
-			modules:       artModules,
+			name:             artBootImageName,
+			stem:             "boot",
+			installDirOnHost: artDirOnHost,
+			modules:          artModules,
 		}
 
 		// Framework config for the boot image extension.
 		// It includes framework libraries and depends on the ART config.
 		frameworkCfg := bootImageConfig{
-			extends:       &artCfg,
-			name:          frameworkBootImageName,
-			stem:          "boot",
-			installSubdir: frameworkSubdir,
-			modules:       frameworkModules,
+			extends:          &artCfg,
+			name:             frameworkBootImageName,
+			stem:             "boot",
+			installDirOnHost: frameworkSubdir,
+			modules:          frameworkModules,
 		}
 
 		configs := map[string]*bootImageConfig{
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ func genBootImageConfigs(ctx android.PathContext) map[string]*bootImageConfig {
 			// Create target-specific variants.
 			for _, target := range targets {
 				arch := target.Arch.ArchType
-				imageDir := c.dir.Join(ctx, target.Os.String(), c.installSubdir, arch.String())
+				imageDir := c.dir.Join(ctx, target.Os.String(), c.installDirOnHost, arch.String())
 				variant := &bootImageVariant{
 					bootImageConfig: c,
 					target:          target,
-					images:          imageDir.Join(ctx, imageName),
+					imagePathOnHost: imageDir.Join(ctx, imageName),
 					imagesDeps:      c.moduleFiles(ctx, imageDir, ".art", ".oat", ".vdex"),
 					dexLocations:    c.modules.DevicePaths(ctx.Config(), target.Os),
 				}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func genBootImageConfigs(ctx android.PathContext) map[string]*bootImageConfig {
 		// specific to the framework config
 		frameworkCfg.dexPathsDeps = append(artCfg.dexPathsDeps, frameworkCfg.dexPathsDeps...)
 		for i := range targets {
-			frameworkCfg.variants[i].primaryImages = artCfg.variants[i].images
+			frameworkCfg.variants[i].primaryImages = artCfg.variants[i].imagePathOnHost
 			frameworkCfg.variants[i].dexLocationsDeps = append(artCfg.variants[i].dexLocations, frameworkCfg.variants[i].dexLocationsDeps...)
 		}