diff --git a/init/property_service.c b/init/property_service.c
index c378aeb38..f58e07d86 100755
--- a/init/property_service.c
+++ b/init/property_service.c
@@ -582,6 +582,16 @@ int properties_inited(void)
     return property_area_inited;
 }
 
+static void load_override_properties() {
+#ifdef ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE
+    const char *debuggable = property_get("ro.debuggable");
+    if (debuggable && (strcmp(debuggable, "1") == 0)) {
+        load_properties_from_file(PROP_PATH_LOCAL_OVERRIDE);
+    }
+#endif /* ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE */
+}
+
+
 /* When booting an encrypted system, /data is not mounted when the
  * property service is started, so any properties stored there are
  * not loaded.  Vold triggers init to load these properties once it
@@ -589,9 +599,7 @@ int properties_inited(void)
  */
 void load_persist_props(void)
 {
-#ifdef ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE
-    load_properties_from_file(PROP_PATH_LOCAL_OVERRIDE);
-#endif /* ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE */
+    load_override_properties();
     /* Read persistent properties after all default values have been loaded. */
     load_persistent_properties();
 }
@@ -602,9 +610,7 @@ void start_property_service(void)
 
     load_properties_from_file(PROP_PATH_SYSTEM_BUILD);
     load_properties_from_file(PROP_PATH_SYSTEM_DEFAULT);
-#ifdef ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE
-    load_properties_from_file(PROP_PATH_LOCAL_OVERRIDE);
-#endif /* ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE */
+    load_override_properties();
     /* Read persistent properties after all default values have been loaded. */
     load_persistent_properties();