diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 66247acc5..880884604 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -67,15 +67,19 @@ on property:apexd.status=ready && property:ro.product.cpu.abilist64=*
     exec_start boringssl_self_test_apex64
 
 service boringssl_self_test32 /system/bin/boringssl_self_test32
+    setenv BORINGSSL_SELF_TEST_CREATE_FLAG true # Any nonempty value counts as true
     reboot_on_failure reboot,bootloader,boringssl-self-check-failed
 
 service boringssl_self_test64 /system/bin/boringssl_self_test64
+    setenv BORINGSSL_SELF_TEST_CREATE_FLAG true # Any nonempty value counts as true
     reboot_on_failure reboot,bootloader,boringssl-self-check-failed
 
 service boringssl_self_test_apex32 /apex/com.android.conscrypt/bin/boringssl_self_test32
+    setenv BORINGSSL_SELF_TEST_CREATE_FLAG true # Any nonempty value counts as true
     reboot_on_failure reboot,bootloader,boringssl-self-check-failed
 
 service boringssl_self_test_apex64 /apex/com.android.conscrypt/bin/boringssl_self_test64
+    setenv BORINGSSL_SELF_TEST_CREATE_FLAG true # Any nonempty value counts as true
     reboot_on_failure reboot,bootloader,boringssl-self-check-failed
 
 on init