diff --git a/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml b/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 841c1f3c5db..41c831472ab 100644
--- a/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/build-tools/automation/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -699,13 +699,11 @@ stages:
 
     - template: yaml-templates/apk-instrumentation.yaml
       parameters:
-        # TODO: disable LLVM test, see: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/68914
-        condition: false
         configuration: $(XA.Build.Configuration)
         testName: Mono.Android.NET_Tests-AotLlvm
         project: tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Runtime-Microsoft.Android.Sdk/Mono.Android.NET-Tests.csproj
         testResultsFiles: TestResult-Mono.Android.NET_Tests-$(XA.Build.Configuration)AotLlvm.xml
-        extraBuildArgs: -p:TestsFlavor=AotLlvm -p:EnableLlvm=true
+        extraBuildArgs: -p:TestsFlavor=AotLlvm -p:EnableLlvm=true -p:AndroidEnableProfiledAot=false
         artifactSource: bin/Test$(XA.Build.Configuration)/$(DotNetTargetFramework)-android/Mono.Android.NET_Tests-Signed.aab
         artifactFolder: $(DotNetTargetFramework)-AotLlvm
         useDotNet: true
diff --git a/src/Mono.Android/Android.App/Application.cs b/src/Mono.Android/Android.App/Application.cs
index e7fca8d2190..eea614a5236 100644
--- a/src/Mono.Android/Android.App/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Mono.Android/Android.App/Application.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace Android.App {
 
 	partial class Application {
+		// NOTE: an explicit .cctor solves startup ordering with JNIEnv.Initialize()
+		static Application () { }
 
 		static Context? _context;
 		public static Context Context {