diff --git a/core/java/android/service/gatekeeper/GateKeeperResponse.java b/core/java/android/service/gatekeeper/GateKeeperResponse.java
index a512957d60407..6ca6d8ac71009 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/gatekeeper/GateKeeperResponse.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/gatekeeper/GateKeeperResponse.java
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ public final class GateKeeperResponse implements Parcelable {
             if (mPayload != null) {
                 dest.writeInt(mPayload.length);
                 dest.writeByteArray(mPayload);
+            } else {
+                dest.writeInt(0);
             }
         }
     }