diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/LockSettingsService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/LockSettingsService.java
index 920e38d69569c..149a91566909c 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/LockSettingsService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/locksettings/LockSettingsService.java
@@ -3439,10 +3439,10 @@ public class LockSettingsService extends ILockSettings.Stub {
                     Slog.w(TAG, "Querying password metrics for unified challenge profile: "
                             + userHandle);
                 }
+                return LockSettingsService.this.getUserPasswordMetrics(userHandle);
             } finally {
                 Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(identity);
             }
-            return LockSettingsService.this.getUserPasswordMetrics(userHandle);
         }
 
         @Override