diff --git a/target/product/updatable_apex.mk b/target/product/updatable_apex.mk
index d606e0037d..c19982b274 100644
--- a/target/product/updatable_apex.mk
+++ b/target/product/updatable_apex.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ifneq ($(OVERRIDE_TARGET_FLATTEN_APEX),true)
   # com.android.apex.cts.shim.v1_prebuilt overrides CtsShimPrebuilt
   # and CtsShimPrivPrebuilt since they are packaged inside the APEX.
   PRODUCT_PACKAGES += com.android.apex.cts.shim.v1_prebuilt
-  PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES := ro.apex.updatable=true
+  PRODUCT_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES := ro.apex.updatable=true
   TARGET_FLATTEN_APEX := false
   # Use compressed apexes in pre-installed partitions.
   # Note: this doesn't mean that all pre-installed apexes will be compressed.