diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Binder.java b/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
index fe7c7c921b670..c889ee6307d1d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
@@ -248,6 +248,27 @@ public class Binder implements IBinder {
         }
     }
 
+    static ThreadLocal<Boolean> sWarnOnBlockingOnCurrentThread =
+            ThreadLocal.withInitial(() -> sWarnOnBlocking);
+
+    /**
+     * Allow blocking calls for the current thread.  See {@link #allowBlocking}.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void allowBlockingForCurrentThread() {
+        sWarnOnBlockingOnCurrentThread.set(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reset the current thread to the default blocking behavior.  See {@link #defaultBlocking}.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void defaultBlockingForCurrentThread() {
+        sWarnOnBlockingOnCurrentThread.set(sWarnOnBlocking);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Raw native pointer to JavaBBinderHolder object. Owned by this Java object. Not null.
      */
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java b/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
index be307ab4737de..dd3f9fdc3ec00 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
@@ -479,16 +479,21 @@ public final class BinderProxy implements IBinder {
     public boolean transact(int code, Parcel data, Parcel reply, int flags) throws RemoteException {
         Binder.checkParcel(this, code, data, "Unreasonably large binder buffer");
 
-        if (mWarnOnBlocking && ((flags & FLAG_ONEWAY) == 0)) {
+        if (mWarnOnBlocking && ((flags & FLAG_ONEWAY) == 0)
+                && Binder.sWarnOnBlockingOnCurrentThread.get()) {
+
             // For now, avoid spamming the log by disabling after we've logged
             // about this interface at least once
             mWarnOnBlocking = false;
+
             if (Build.IS_USERDEBUG) {
                 // Log this as a WTF on userdebug builds.
-                Log.wtf(Binder.TAG, "Outgoing transactions from this process must be FLAG_ONEWAY",
+                Log.wtf(Binder.TAG,
+                        "Outgoing transactions from this process must be FLAG_ONEWAY",
                         new Throwable());
             } else {
-                Log.w(Binder.TAG, "Outgoing transactions from this process must be FLAG_ONEWAY",
+                Log.w(Binder.TAG,
+                        "Outgoing transactions from this process must be FLAG_ONEWAY",
                         new Throwable());
             }
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/updates/ConfigUpdateInstallReceiver.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/updates/ConfigUpdateInstallReceiver.java
index 73bb4bf956c3e..948439da48634 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/updates/ConfigUpdateInstallReceiver.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/updates/ConfigUpdateInstallReceiver.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Binder;
 import android.util.EventLog;
 import android.util.Slog;
 
@@ -134,7 +135,12 @@ public class ConfigUpdateInstallReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
     private BufferedInputStream getAltContent(Context c, Intent i) throws IOException {
         Uri content = getContentFromIntent(i);
-        return new BufferedInputStream(c.getContentResolver().openInputStream(content));
+        Binder.allowBlockingForCurrentThread();
+        try {
+            return new BufferedInputStream(c.getContentResolver().openInputStream(content));
+        } finally {
+            Binder.defaultBlockingForCurrentThread();
+        }
     }
 
     private byte[] getCurrentContent() {