diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java
index 837111704cfd9..78f6ace3c53bf 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ public class SettingsBackupAgent extends BackupAgentHelper {
                 ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                 OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(bos);
                 fromFile.write(out);
+                out.flush();
                 return bos.toByteArray();
             } else {
                 return EMPTY_DATA;