diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index e4f66fe64..0efe9df73 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -83,7 +83,14 @@ android {
             applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
             resValue "string", "provider_authority", "de.danoeh.antennapod.debug.provider"
             buildConfigField STRING, FLATTR_APP_KEY, mFlattrAppKey
-            buildConfigField STRING, FLATTR_APP_SECRET, mFlattrAppSecret
+            buildConfigField STRING, FLATTR_APP_SECRET, mFlattrAppSecret            
+            dexcount {
+                // Optionally, can disable Dexcount by setting the property
+                // in gradle.properties file or via -P command line argument.
+                if (project.hasProperty("enableDexcountInDebug")) {
+                    runOnEachPackage enableDexcountInDebug.toBoolean()
+                } // else default to true
+            }
         }
         release {
             resValue "string", "provider_authority", "de.danoeh.antennapod.provider"