diff --git a/sdm660.mk b/sdm660.mk
index b91f37b9..feb0e800 100644
--- a/sdm660.mk
+++ b/sdm660.mk
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@ PRODUCT_SOONG_NAMESPACES += \
     hardware/google/interfaces \
     hardware/google/pixel
 
+# System
+PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
+    persist.sys.binary_xml=false
+
 # Tetheroffload
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     ipacm \