diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
index 132922a59fc1c..f42bf1982b368 100644
--- a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ public class ExternalStorageProvider extends FileSystemProvider {
         public String docId;
         public File visiblePath;
         public File path;
-        public boolean reportAvailableBytes = true;
+        // TODO (b/157033915): Make getFreeBytes() faster
+        public boolean reportAvailableBytes = false;
     }
 
     private static final String ROOT_ID_PRIMARY_EMULATED =