diff --git a/runtime/class_linker.cc b/runtime/class_linker.cc
index 1d72b46..8b64b8d 100644
--- a/runtime/class_linker.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_linker.cc
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@
       }
     }
   }
-  {
+  if (ClassLinker::kAppImageMayContainStrings) {
     // Fixup all the literal strings happens at app images which are supposed to be interned.
     ScopedTrace timing("Fixup String Intern in image and dex_cache");
     const auto& image_header = space->GetImageHeader();