diff --git a/core/java/android/text/format/DateFormat.java b/core/java/android/text/format/DateFormat.java
index 8900dfd30f478..c80c025d93dd1 100755
--- a/core/java/android/text/format/DateFormat.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/format/DateFormat.java
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ public class DateFormat {
         DateTimePatternGenerator dtpg = DateTimePatternGenerator.getInstance(locale);
         boolean allowDuplicateFields = !CompatChanges.isChangeEnabled(
                 DISALLOW_DUPLICATE_FIELD_IN_SKELETON);
-        return dtpg.getBestPattern(skeleton, allowDuplicateFields);
+        return dtpg.getBestPattern(skeleton, DateTimePatternGenerator.MATCH_NO_OPTIONS,
+                allowDuplicateFields);
     }
 
     /**