diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java
index 6b7ac8c626e23..b4d8c63370f81 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsBackupAgent.java
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ 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;