diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
index d7b761d289a72..328fc8b692bf1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.annotation.UserIdInt;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.ActivityManagerInternal;
 import android.app.ActivityManagerNative;
+import android.app.BroadcastOptions;
 import android.app.IActivityManager;
 import android.app.IStopUserCallback;
 import android.app.KeyguardManager;
@@ -2924,7 +2925,13 @@ public class UserManagerService extends IUserManager.Stub {
 
                 final Intent broadcast = new Intent(UserManager.ACTION_USER_RESTRICTIONS_CHANGED)
                         .setFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_REGISTERED_ONLY);
-                mContext.sendBroadcastAsUser(broadcast, UserHandle.of(userId));
+                // Setting the MOST_RECENT policy allows us to discard older broadcasts
+                // still waiting to be delivered.
+                final Bundle options = BroadcastOptions.makeBasic()
+                        .setDeliveryGroupPolicy(BroadcastOptions.DELIVERY_GROUP_POLICY_MOST_RECENT)
+                        .toBundle();
+                mContext.sendBroadcastAsUser(broadcast, UserHandle.of(userId),
+                        null /* receiverPermission */, options);
             }
         });
     }