diff --git a/BoardConfigCommon.mk b/BoardConfigCommon.mk
index 7a7d6de..b5de8cc 100644
--- a/BoardConfigCommon.mk
+++ b/BoardConfigCommon.mk
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ BOARD_ROOT_EXTRA_FOLDERS := efs cpefs
 # Vendor separation
 TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR := vendor
 
+# APEX
+DEXPREOPT_GENERATE_APEX_IMAGE := true
+
 # Audio
 USE_XML_AUDIO_POLICY_CONF := 1
 AUDIOSERVER_MULTILIB := 32