diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 2dccd4dd179ee..31cbe28334f91 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -6717,6 +6717,13 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler
             ii = null;
         }
 
+        final IActivityManager mgr = ActivityManager.getService();
+        try {
+            mgr.finishAttachApplication(mStartSeq);
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            throw ex.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+
         final ContextImpl appContext = ContextImpl.createAppContext(this, data.info);
         mConfigurationController.updateLocaleListFromAppContext(appContext);
 
@@ -6785,13 +6792,6 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler
         final StrictMode.ThreadPolicy savedPolicy = StrictMode.allowThreadDiskWrites();
         final StrictMode.ThreadPolicy writesAllowedPolicy = StrictMode.getThreadPolicy();
 
-        final IActivityManager mgr = ActivityManager.getService();
-        try {
-            mgr.finishAttachApplication(mStartSeq);
-        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
-            throw ex.rethrowFromSystemServer();
-        }
-
         // Wait for debugger after we have notified the system to finish attach application
         if (data.debugMode != ApplicationThreadConstants.DEBUG_OFF) {
             // XXX should have option to change the port.