diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 1778ea4a32e23..b2c9439d57600 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -4645,12 +4645,14 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler
     }
 
     private void handleDumpGfxInfo(DumpComponentInfo info) {
+        final StrictMode.ThreadPolicy oldPolicy = StrictMode.allowThreadDiskWrites();
         try {
             ThreadedRenderer.handleDumpGfxInfo(info.fd.getFileDescriptor(), info.args);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Log.w(TAG, "Caught exception from dumpGfxInfo()", e);
         } finally {
             IoUtils.closeQuietly(info.fd);
+            StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(oldPolicy);
         }
     }