diff --git a/core/java/android/app/LocaleManager.java b/core/java/android/app/LocaleManager.java
index 794c6946f7a86..c5dedb33f9545 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/LocaleManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/LocaleManager.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class LocaleManager {
     @TestApi
     public void setSystemLocales(@NonNull LocaleList locales) {
         try {
-            Configuration conf = ActivityManager.getService().getConfiguration();
+            Configuration conf = new Configuration();
             conf.setLocales(locales);
             ActivityManager.getService().updatePersistentConfiguration(conf);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/app/LocalePicker.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/app/LocalePicker.java
index 3c53d07b61808..7dd1d2607149f 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/app/LocalePicker.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/app/LocalePicker.java
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ public class LocalePicker extends ListFragment {
 
         try {
             final IActivityManager am = ActivityManager.getService();
-            final Configuration config = am.getConfiguration();
-
+            final Configuration config = new Configuration();
             config.setLocales(locales);
             config.userSetLocale = true;
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java
index 808ea9ede9dce..6d375ac215a4a 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsHelper.java
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ public class SettingsHelper {
 
         try {
             IActivityManager am = ActivityManager.getService();
-            Configuration config = am.getConfiguration();
+            final Configuration config = new Configuration();
             config.setLocales(merged);
             // indicate this isn't some passing default - the user wants this remembered
             config.userSetLocale = true;