diff --git a/core/jni/android_os_Debug.cpp b/core/jni/android_os_Debug.cpp
index 0d0dc3ede7547..f7c6dbd1a65de 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_os_Debug.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_os_Debug.cpp
@@ -853,8 +853,11 @@ static jboolean android_os_Debug_isVmapStack(JNIEnv *env, jobject clazz)
     } cfg_state = CONFIG_UNKNOWN;
 
     if (cfg_state == CONFIG_UNKNOWN) {
-        const std::map<std::string, std::string> configs =
-            vintf::VintfObject::GetInstance()->getRuntimeInfo()->kernelConfigs();
+        auto runtime_info = vintf::VintfObject::GetInstance()
+                                    ->getRuntimeInfo(false /* skip cache */,
+                                                     vintf::RuntimeInfo::FetchFlag::CONFIG_GZ);
+        CHECK(runtime_info != nullptr) << "Kernel configs cannot be fetched. b/151092221";
+        const std::map<std::string, std::string>& configs = runtime_info->kernelConfigs();
         std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator it = configs.find("CONFIG_VMAP_STACK");
         cfg_state = (it != configs.end() && it->second == "y") ? CONFIG_SET : CONFIG_UNSET;
     }