diff --git a/aosp/hardware_android.cc b/aosp/hardware_android.cc
index 624cfc9..c28f216 100644
--- a/aosp/hardware_android.cc
+++ b/aosp/hardware_android.cc
@@ -257,8 +257,12 @@
 // Returns true if the device runs an userdebug build, and explicitly allows OTA
 // downgrade.
 bool HardwareAndroid::AllowDowngrade() const {
+#if 0
   return GetBoolProperty("ro.ota.allow_downgrade", false) &&
          GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false);
+#else
+  return GetBoolProperty("ro.ota.allow_downgrade", true);
+#endif
 }
 
 bool HardwareAndroid::GetFirstActiveOmahaPingSent() const {