diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
index dec23d3..3041467 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.cpp
@@ -2249,13 +2249,13 @@
 }
 
 binder::Status InstalldNativeService::deleteOdex(const std::string& apkPath,
-        const std::string& instructionSet, const std::string& outputPath) {
+        const std::string& instructionSet, const std::unique_ptr<std::string>& outputPath) {
     ENFORCE_UID(AID_SYSTEM);
     std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mLock);
 
     const char* apk_path = apkPath.c_str();
     const char* instruction_set = instructionSet.c_str();
-    const char* oat_dir = outputPath.c_str();
+    const char* oat_dir = outputPath ? outputPath->c_str() : nullptr;
 
     bool res = delete_odex(apk_path, instruction_set, oat_dir);
     return res ? ok() : error();
diff --git a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
index 7f7fa74..4011315 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/InstalldNativeService.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     binder::Status moveAb(const std::string& apkPath, const std::string& instructionSet,
             const std::string& outputPath);
     binder::Status deleteOdex(const std::string& apkPath, const std::string& instructionSet,
-            const std::string& outputPath);
+            const std::unique_ptr<std::string>& outputPath);
     binder::Status reconcileSecondaryDexFile(const std::string& dexPath,
         const std::string& packageName, int32_t uid, const std::vector<std::string>& isa,
         const std::unique_ptr<std::string>& volumeUuid, int32_t storage_flag, bool* _aidl_return);
diff --git a/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl b/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
index 6185ecb..f09a397 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
+++ b/cmds/installd/binder/android/os/IInstalld.aidl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     void moveAb(@utf8InCpp String apkPath, @utf8InCpp String instructionSet,
             @utf8InCpp String outputPath);
     void deleteOdex(@utf8InCpp String apkPath, @utf8InCpp String instructionSet,
-            @utf8InCpp String outputPath);
+            @nullable @utf8InCpp String outputPath);
 
     boolean reconcileSecondaryDexFile(@utf8InCpp String dexPath, @utf8InCpp String pkgName,
         int uid, in @utf8InCpp String[] isas, @nullable @utf8InCpp String volume_uuid,