diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 535033d99..5f516b704 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ Parser CreateApexConfigParser(ActionManager& action_manager, ServiceList& servic
     }
 #endif  // RECOVERY
     parser.AddSectionParser("service",
-                            std::make_unique<ServiceParser>(&service_list, subcontext, std::nullopt,
-                                                            /*from_apex=*/true));
+                            std::make_unique<ServiceParser>(&service_list, subcontext,
+                            std::nullopt));
     parser.AddSectionParser("on", std::make_unique<ActionParser>(&action_manager, subcontext));
 
     return parser;
diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index 8c4ee9393..730b6b67c 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ bool Service::is_exec_service_running_ = false;
 std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> Service::exec_service_started_;
 
 Service::Service(const std::string& name, Subcontext* subcontext_for_restart_commands,
-                 const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool from_apex)
-    : Service(name, 0, 0, 0, {}, 0, "", subcontext_for_restart_commands, args, from_apex) {}
+                 const std::string& filename, const std::vector<std::string>& args)
+    : Service(name, 0, 0, 0, {}, 0, "", subcontext_for_restart_commands, filename, args) {}
 
 Service::Service(const std::string& name, unsigned flags, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
                  const std::vector<gid_t>& supp_gids, int namespace_flags,
                  const std::string& seclabel, Subcontext* subcontext_for_restart_commands,
-                 const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool from_apex)
+                 const std::string& filename, const std::vector<std::string>& args)
     : name_(name),
       classnames_({"default"}),
       flags_(flags),
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Service::Service(const std::string& name, unsigned flags, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
       oom_score_adjust_(DEFAULT_OOM_SCORE_ADJUST),
       start_order_(0),
       args_(args),
-      from_apex_(from_apex) {}
+      filename_(filename) {}
 
 void Service::NotifyStateChange(const std::string& new_state) const {
     if ((flags_ & SVC_TEMPORARY) != 0) {
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ Result<std::unique_ptr<Service>> Service::MakeTemporaryOneshotService(
     }
 
     return std::make_unique<Service>(name, flags, *uid, *gid, supp_gids, namespace_flags, seclabel,
-                                     nullptr, str_args, false);
+                                     nullptr, /*filename=*/"", str_args);
 }
 
 // This is used for snapuserd_proxy, which hands off a socket to snapuserd. It's
diff --git a/init/service.h b/init/service.h
index 4adbaa25e..f7f32d92d 100644
--- a/init/service.h
+++ b/init/service.h
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ class Service {
 
   public:
     Service(const std::string& name, Subcontext* subcontext_for_restart_commands,
-            const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool from_apex = false);
+            const std::string& filename, const std::vector<std::string>& args);
 
     Service(const std::string& name, unsigned flags, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
             const std::vector<gid_t>& supp_gids, int namespace_flags, const std::string& seclabel,
-            Subcontext* subcontext_for_restart_commands, const std::vector<std::string>& args,
-            bool from_apex = false);
+            Subcontext* subcontext_for_restart_commands, const std::string& filename,
+            const std::vector<std::string>& args);
 
     static Result<std::unique_ptr<Service>> MakeTemporaryOneshotService(
             const std::vector<std::string>& args);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Service {
     const std::vector<std::string>& args() const { return args_; }
     bool is_updatable() const { return updatable_; }
     bool is_post_data() const { return post_data_; }
-    bool is_from_apex() const { return from_apex_; }
+    bool is_from_apex() const { return base::StartsWith(filename_, "/apex/"); }
     void set_oneshot(bool value) {
         if (value) {
             flags_ |= SVC_ONESHOT;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class Service {
 
     std::optional<std::string> on_failure_reboot_target_;
 
-    bool from_apex_ = false;
+    std::string filename_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace init
diff --git a/init/service_parser.cpp b/init/service_parser.cpp
index 9e914ee7c..32c57c43c 100644
--- a/init/service_parser.cpp
+++ b/init/service_parser.cpp
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ Result<void> ServiceParser::ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args,
         }
     }
 
-    service_ = std::make_unique<Service>(name, restart_action_subcontext, str_args, from_apex_);
+    service_ = std::make_unique<Service>(name, restart_action_subcontext, filename, str_args);
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/init/service_parser.h b/init/service_parser.h
index 0fd2da588..54503dd1c 100644
--- a/init/service_parser.h
+++ b/init/service_parser.h
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@ class ServiceParser : public SectionParser {
   public:
     ServiceParser(
             ServiceList* service_list, Subcontext* subcontext,
-            const std::optional<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap>& interface_inheritance_hierarchy,
-            bool from_apex = false)
+            const std::optional<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap>& interface_inheritance_hierarchy)
         : service_list_(service_list),
           subcontext_(subcontext),
           interface_inheritance_hierarchy_(interface_inheritance_hierarchy),
-          service_(nullptr),
-          from_apex_(from_apex) {}
+          service_(nullptr) {}
     Result<void> ParseSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, const std::string& filename,
                               int line) override;
     Result<void> ParseLineSection(std::vector<std::string>&& args, int line) override;
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ class ServiceParser : public SectionParser {
     std::optional<InterfaceInheritanceHierarchyMap> interface_inheritance_hierarchy_;
     std::unique_ptr<Service> service_;
     std::string filename_;
-    bool from_apex_ = false;
 };
 
 }  // namespace init
diff --git a/init/service_test.cpp b/init/service_test.cpp
index 22ee844ef..87a2ce524 100644
--- a/init/service_test.cpp
+++ b/init/service_test.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TEST(service, pod_initialized) {
 
     std::vector<std::string> dummy_args{"/bin/test"};
     Service* service_in_old_memory =
-        new (old_memory) Service("test_old_memory", nullptr, dummy_args);
+        new (old_memory) Service("test_old_memory", nullptr, /*filename=*/"", dummy_args);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, service_in_old_memory->flags());
     EXPECT_EQ(0, service_in_old_memory->pid());
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ TEST(service, pod_initialized) {
     }
 
     Service* service_in_old_memory2 = new (old_memory) Service(
-            "test_old_memory", 0U, 0U, 0U, std::vector<gid_t>(), 0U, "", nullptr, dummy_args);
+            "test_old_memory", 0U, 0U, 0U, std::vector<gid_t>(), 0U, "",
+            nullptr, /*filename=*/"", dummy_args);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, service_in_old_memory2->flags());
     EXPECT_EQ(0, service_in_old_memory2->pid());
diff --git a/init/subcontext.cpp b/init/subcontext.cpp
index bd2bec5cf..961e006e3 100644
--- a/init/subcontext.cpp
+++ b/init/subcontext.cpp
@@ -251,11 +251,8 @@ void Subcontext::Restart() {
 }
 
 bool Subcontext::PathMatchesSubcontext(const std::string& path) const {
-    static const std::string kApexDir = "/apex/";
-    if (StartsWith(path, kApexDir)) {
-        auto begin = kApexDir.size();
-        auto end = path.find('/', begin);
-        auto apex_name = path.substr(begin, end - begin);
+    auto apex_name = GetApexNameFromFileName(path);
+    if (!apex_name.empty()) {
         return std::find(apex_list_.begin(), apex_list_.end(), apex_name) != apex_list_.end();
     }
     for (const auto& prefix : path_prefixes_) {
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index 523cce451..bfc3fb6cc 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -738,5 +738,15 @@ bool Has32BitAbi() {
     return has;
 }
 
+std::string GetApexNameFromFileName(const std::string& path) {
+    static const std::string kApexDir = "/apex/";
+    if (StartsWith(path, kApexDir)) {
+        auto begin = kApexDir.size();
+        auto end = path.find('/', begin);
+        return path.substr(begin, end - begin);
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/init/util.h b/init/util.h
index 099b9eeae..daec470f9 100644
--- a/init/util.h
+++ b/init/util.h
@@ -107,5 +107,7 @@ void SetDefaultMountNamespaceReady();
 
 bool IsMicrodroid();
 bool Has32BitAbi();
+
+std::string GetApexNameFromFileName(const std::string& path);
 }  // namespace init
 }  // namespace android