diff --git a/runtime/utils.cc b/runtime/utils.cc
index 4c17914..dcfe8a7 100644
--- a/runtime/utils.cc
+++ b/runtime/utils.cc
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@
     LOG(FATAL) << "Expected path in location to be absolute: "<< location;
   }
   std::string cache_file(location, 1);  // skip leading slash
-  if (!IsValidDexFilename(location)) {
+  if (!IsValidDexFilename(location) && !IsValidImageFilename(location)) {
     cache_file += "/";
     cache_file += DexFile::kClassesDex;
   }
@@ -1216,6 +1216,10 @@
   return EndsWith(filename, ".dex");
 }
 
+bool IsValidImageFilename(const std::string& filename) {
+  return EndsWith(filename, ".art");
+}
+
 bool IsValidOatFilename(const std::string& filename) {
   return (EndsWith(filename, ".odex") ||
           EndsWith(filename, ".dex") ||
diff --git a/runtime/utils.h b/runtime/utils.h
index fcbb992..c506fba 100644
--- a/runtime/utils.h
+++ b/runtime/utils.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
 // Check whether the given filename has a valid extension
 bool IsValidZipFilename(const std::string& filename);
 bool IsValidDexFilename(const std::string& filename);
+bool IsValidImageFilename(const std::string& filename);
 bool IsValidOatFilename(const std::string& filename);
 
 class VoidFunctor {