diff --git a/runtime/oat_file_assistant.cc b/runtime/oat_file_assistant.cc
index 9c8b651..2c96c11 100644
--- a/runtime/oat_file_assistant.cc
+++ b/runtime/oat_file_assistant.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "exec_utils.h"
 #include "gc/heap.h"
 #include "gc/space/image_space.h"
+#include "hidden_api.h"
 #include "image.h"
 #include "oat.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
@@ -823,6 +824,11 @@
     argv.push_back("--compiler-filter=verify-none");
   }
 
+  if (runtime->GetHiddenApiEnforcementPolicy() != hiddenapi::EnforcementPolicy::kNoChecks) {
+    argv.push_back("--runtime-arg");
+    argv.push_back("-Xhidden-api-checks");
+  }
+
   if (runtime->MustRelocateIfPossible()) {
     argv.push_back("--runtime-arg");
     argv.push_back("-Xrelocate");