diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index 321339073c0b3..bdb4b085e1f4d 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@
     <allow-in-power-save package="com.android.shell" />
 
     <!-- Whitelist system providers -->
-    <allow-in-power-save-except-idle package="com.android.providers.calendar" />
+    <!-- Calendar provider needs alarms while in idle -->
+    <allow-in-power-save package="com.android.providers.calendar" />
     <allow-in-power-save-except-idle package="com.android.providers.contacts" />
 
     <!-- The PAC proxy process must have network access, otherwise no app will