diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
index 598ea8c259c3a..988b4eba852ef 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
@@ -1226,8 +1226,8 @@ public final class PowerManagerService extends SystemService
                 millisUntilNormalTimeout =
                         powerGroup.getLastUserActivityTimeLocked() + screenOffTimeout - currentTime;
                 userActivityInternal(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY, currentTime,
-                        PowerManager.USER_ACTIVITY_EVENT_FACE_DOWN, /* flags= */0,
-                        Process.SYSTEM_UID);
+                        PowerManager.USER_ACTIVITY_EVENT_FACE_DOWN,
+                        PowerManager.USER_ACTIVITY_FLAG_NO_CHANGE_LIGHTS, Process.SYSTEM_UID);
             }
         }
         if (isFaceDown) {