diff --git a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
index 25b6f64..f281010 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/dexopt.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
         const char* input_file_name, const char* output_file_name, int swap_fd,
         const char* instruction_set, const char* compiler_filter,
         bool debuggable, bool post_bootcomplete, bool background_job_compile, int profile_fd,
-        const char* class_loader_context, int target_sdk_version) {
+        const char* class_loader_context, int target_sdk_version, bool disable_hidden_api_checks) {
     static const unsigned int MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN = 7;
 
     if (strlen(instruction_set) >= MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN) {
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@
                      + (have_dex2oat_large_app_threshold ? 1 : 0)
                      + (disable_cdex ? 1 : 0)
                      + (generate_minidebug_info ? 1 : 0)
-                     + (target_sdk_version != 0 ? 2 : 0)];
+                     + (target_sdk_version != 0 ? 2 : 0)
+                     + (disable_hidden_api_checks ? 2 : 0)];
     int i = 0;
     argv[i++] = dex2oat_bin;
     argv[i++] = zip_fd_arg;
@@ -512,6 +513,10 @@
         argv[i++] = RUNTIME_ARG;
         argv[i++] = target_sdk_version_arg;
     }
+    if (disable_hidden_api_checks) {
+        argv[i++] = RUNTIME_ARG;
+        argv[i++] = "-Xno-hidden-api-checks";
+    }
 
     // Do not add after dex2oat_flags, they should override others for debugging.
     argv[i] = NULL;
@@ -1796,6 +1801,7 @@
     bool profile_guided = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_PROFILE_GUIDED) != 0;
     bool is_secondary_dex = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_SECONDARY_DEX) != 0;
     bool background_job_compile = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB) != 0;
+    bool disable_hidden_api_checks = (dexopt_flags & DEXOPT_DISABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS) != 0;
 
     // Check if we're dealing with a secondary dex file and if we need to compile it.
     std::string oat_dir_str;
@@ -1892,7 +1898,8 @@
                     background_job_compile,
                     reference_profile_fd.get(),
                     class_loader_context,
-                    target_sdk_version);
+                    target_sdk_version,
+                    disable_hidden_api_checks);
         _exit(68);   /* only get here on exec failure */
     } else {
         int res = wait_child(pid);
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h b/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h
index b49057d..9b6714d 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd_constants.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 // Tells the compiler that it is invoked from the background service.  This
 // controls whether extra debugging flags can be used (taking more compile time.)
 constexpr int DEXOPT_IDLE_BACKGROUND_JOB = 1 << 9;
+constexpr int DEXOPT_DISABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS = 1 << 10;
 
 /* all known values for dexopt flags */
 constexpr int DEXOPT_MASK =
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@
     | DEXOPT_SECONDARY_DEX
     | DEXOPT_FORCE
     | DEXOPT_STORAGE_CE
-    | DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE;
+    | DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE
+    | DEXOPT_DISABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS;
 
 // NOTE: keep in sync with StorageManager
 constexpr int FLAG_STORAGE_DE = 1 << 0;
diff --git a/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp b/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
index 3909cb8..1c78ff0 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/otapreopt.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@
 static_assert(DEXOPT_FORCE          == 1 << 6, "DEXOPT_FORCE unexpected.");
 static_assert(DEXOPT_STORAGE_CE     == 1 << 7, "DEXOPT_STORAGE_CE unexpected.");
 static_assert(DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE     == 1 << 8, "DEXOPT_STORAGE_DE unexpected.");
+static_assert(DEXOPT_DISABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS == 1 << 10,
+        "DEXOPT_DISABLE_HIDDEN_API_CHECKS unexpected");
 
-static_assert(DEXOPT_MASK           == 0x1fe, "DEXOPT_MASK unexpected.");
+static_assert(DEXOPT_MASK           == 0x5fe, "DEXOPT_MASK unexpected.");