diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
index 01d890882fa92..d64ace46ac936 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
     private SecurityMode mCurrentSecuritySelection = SecurityMode.Invalid;
     private int mAppWidgetToShow;
 
-    private boolean mBootCompleted = false;
     private boolean mCheckAppWidgetConsistencyOnBootCompleted = false;
 
     protected OnDismissAction mDismissAction;
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
             new KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback() {
         @Override
         public void onBootCompleted() {
-            mBootCompleted = true;
             if (mCheckAppWidgetConsistencyOnBootCompleted) {
                 checkAppWidgetConsistency();
                 mSwitchPageRunnable.run();
@@ -1111,7 +1109,7 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
     public void checkAppWidgetConsistency() {
         // Since this method may bind a widget (which we can't do until boot completed) we
         // may have to defer it until after boot complete.
-        if (!mBootCompleted) {
+        if (!KeyguardUpdateMonitor.getInstance(mContext).hasBootCompleted()) {
             mCheckAppWidgetConsistencyOnBootCompleted = true;
             return;
         }
diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
index 51f0418369f62..e1007f9f2e9d7 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor {
     private int mRingMode;
     private int mPhoneState;
     private boolean mKeyguardIsVisible;
+    private boolean mBootCompleted;
 
     // Device provisioning state
     private boolean mDeviceProvisioned;
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor {
      * Handle {@link #MSG_BOOT_COMPLETED}
      */
     protected void handleBootCompleted() {
+        mBootCompleted = true;
         for (int i = 0; i < mCallbacks.size(); i++) {
             KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback cb = mCallbacks.get(i).get();
             if (cb != null) {
@@ -439,6 +441,14 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * We need to store this state in the KeyguardUpdateMonitor since this class will not be 
+     * destroyed.
+     */
+    public boolean hasBootCompleted() {
+        return mBootCompleted;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle {@link #MSG_USER_SWITCHED}
      */