diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Binder.java b/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
index 8e8565c3574ca..4db8d1ea64d5b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ public class Binder implements IBinder {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Caught a RuntimeException from the binder stub implementation.", e);
                 }
             } else {
+                // Clear the parcel before writing the exception
+                reply.setDataSize(0);
                 reply.setDataPosition(0);
                 reply.writeException(e);
             }