diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 268adc5ebfe1d..b5f8a092f805e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -6945,7 +6945,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         // Check whether the next backup agent is in this process...
-        if (!badApp && mBackupTarget != null && mBackupTarget.appInfo.uid == app.uid) {
+        if (!badApp && mBackupTarget != null && mBackupTarget.app == app) {
             if (DEBUG_BACKUP) Slog.v(TAG_BACKUP,
                     "New app is backup target, launching agent for " + app);
             notifyPackageUse(mBackupTarget.appInfo.packageName,