diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 35dbb157aaf45..d54a237f199af 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -8662,6 +8662,13 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isDeviceOwnerUserId(int userId) {
+        synchronized (getLockObject()) {
+            return mOwners.hasDeviceOwner()
+                    && mOwners.getDeviceOwnerUserId() == userId;
+        }
+    }
+
     private boolean isDeviceOwnerPackage(String packageName, int userId) {
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
             return mOwners.hasDeviceOwner()
@@ -18394,7 +18401,7 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
 
     private void updateNetworkPreferenceForUser(int userId,
             List<PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig> preferentialNetworkServiceConfigs) {
-        if (!isManagedProfile(userId)) {
+        if (!isManagedProfile(userId) && !isDeviceOwnerUserId(userId)) {
             return;
         }
         List<ProfileNetworkPreference> preferences = new ArrayList<>();