diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/accounts/AccountManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/accounts/AccountManagerService.java
index 62f168d2298ff..d214a20176cd3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/accounts/AccountManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/accounts/AccountManagerService.java
@@ -2355,9 +2355,9 @@ public class AccountManagerService
             callingUid = packageUid;
         }
         checkReadAccountsPermission();
-        UserAccounts accounts = getUserAccounts(userId);
         long identityToken = clearCallingIdentity();
         try {
+            UserAccounts accounts = getUserAccounts(userId);
             synchronized (accounts.cacheLock) {
                 return getAccountsFromCacheLocked(accounts, type, callingUid, callingPackage);
             }