diff --git a/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk b/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk
index 1e7b193db..fa2b7e35c 100644
--- a/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk
+++ b/core/dex_preopt_libart.mk
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ PRELOADED_CLASSES := frameworks/base/preloaded-classes
 LIBART_BOOT_IMAGE := /$(DEXPREOPT_BOOT_JAR_DIR)/boot.art
 
 DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_BUILT_IMAGE := $(DEXPREOPT_BOOT_JAR_DIR_FULL_PATH)/boot.art
+
+DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_INSTALLED_IMAGE :=
+ifneq ($(PRODUCT_DEX_PREOPT_IMAGE_IN_DATA),true)
 DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_INSTALLED_IMAGE := $(PRODUCT_OUT)$(LIBART_BOOT_IMAGE)
 
 # The rule to install boot.art and boot.oat
 $(DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_INSTALLED_IMAGE) : $(DEFAULT_DEX_PREOPT_BUILT_IMAGE) | $(ACP)
 	$(call copy-file-to-target)
 	$(hide) $(ACP) -fp $(patsubst %.art,%.oat,$<) $(patsubst %.art,%.oat,$@)
+endif
 
 DEX2OAT_TARGET_INSTRUCTION_SET_FEATURES := default
 ifeq ($(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT),$(filter $(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT),cortex-a15 krait))
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index a2f4abc48..cf6fb9a4f 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ _product_var_list := \
     PRODUCT_FACTORY_RAMDISK_MODULES \
     PRODUCT_FACTORY_BUNDLE_MODULES \
     PRODUCT_RUNTIMES \
-    PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS
-
+    PRODUCT_BOOT_JARS \
+    PRODUCT_DEX_PREOPT_IMAGE_IN_DATA \
 
 define dump-product
 $(info ==== $(1) ====)\
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ _product_stash_var_list += \
 	DEFAULT_SYSTEM_DEV_CERTIFICATE
 
 #
-# Stash vaues of the variables in _product_stash_var_list.
+# Stash values of the variables in _product_stash_var_list.
 # $(1): Renamed prefix
 #
 define stash-product-vars
diff --git a/core/product_config.mk b/core/product_config.mk
index 0574c66fd..7a27426d7 100644
--- a/core/product_config.mk
+++ b/core/product_config.mk
@@ -402,3 +402,7 @@ PRODUCT_OTA_PUBLIC_KEYS := $(sort \
 
 PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS := $(sort \
     $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS))
+
+# If there is no room in /system for the image, place it in /data
+PRODUCT_DEX_PREOPT_IMAGE_IN_DATA := \
+    $(strip $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_DEX_PREOPT_IMAGE_IN_DATA))