diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerNative.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerNative.java
index 74266ccf58a23..be204c17b2a9a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerNative.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerNative.java
@@ -1434,9 +1434,10 @@ public abstract class ActivityManagerNative extends Binder implements IActivityM
         
         case START_BACKUP_AGENT_TRANSACTION: {
             data.enforceInterface(IActivityManager.descriptor);
-            ApplicationInfo info = ApplicationInfo.CREATOR.createFromParcel(data);
+            String packageName = data.readString();
             int backupRestoreMode = data.readInt();
-            boolean success = bindBackupAgent(info, backupRestoreMode);
+            int userId = data.readInt();
+            boolean success = bindBackupAgent(packageName, backupRestoreMode, userId);
             reply.writeNoException();
             reply.writeInt(success ? 1 : 0);
             return true;
@@ -3125,13 +3126,14 @@ class ActivityManagerProxy implements IActivityManager
         return binder;
     }
 
-    public boolean bindBackupAgent(ApplicationInfo app, int backupRestoreMode)
+    public boolean bindBackupAgent(String packageName, int backupRestoreMode, int userId)
             throws RemoteException {
         Parcel data = Parcel.obtain();
         Parcel reply = Parcel.obtain();
         data.writeInterfaceToken(IActivityManager.descriptor);
-        app.writeToParcel(data, 0);
+        data.writeString(packageName);
         data.writeInt(backupRestoreMode);
+        data.writeInt(userId);
         mRemote.transact(START_BACKUP_AGENT_TRANSACTION, data, reply, 0);
         reply.readException();
         boolean success = reply.readInt() != 0;
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.java b/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.java
index 77c2ea0c16947..8c174c8bceab1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/IActivityManager.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public interface IActivityManager extends IInterface {
             int res) throws RemoteException;
     public IBinder peekService(Intent service, String resolvedType) throws RemoteException;
 
-    public boolean bindBackupAgent(ApplicationInfo appInfo, int backupRestoreMode)
+    public boolean bindBackupAgent(String packageName, int backupRestoreMode, int userId)
             throws RemoteException;
     public void clearPendingBackup() throws RemoteException;
     public void backupAgentCreated(String packageName, IBinder agent) throws RemoteException;
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/BackupManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/BackupManagerService.java
index 1c88a46d2536e..d1b8ad58a79f5 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/BackupManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/BackupManagerService.java
@@ -1780,7 +1780,8 @@ class BackupManagerService extends IBackupManager.Stub {
             mConnecting = true;
             mConnectedAgent = null;
             try {
-                if (mActivityManager.bindBackupAgent(app, mode)) {
+                if (mActivityManager.bindBackupAgent(app.packageName, mode,
+                        UserHandle.USER_OWNER)) {
                     Slog.d(TAG, "awaiting agent for " + app);
 
                     // success; wait for the agent to arrive
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index be37b0155d9b9..0c229d9955d74 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -12823,10 +12823,22 @@ public final class ActivityManagerService extends ActivityManagerNative
     // Cause the target app to be launched if necessary and its backup agent
     // instantiated.  The backup agent will invoke backupAgentCreated() on the
     // activity manager to announce its creation.
-    public boolean bindBackupAgent(ApplicationInfo app, int backupMode) {
-        if (DEBUG_BACKUP) Slog.v(TAG, "bindBackupAgent: app=" + app + " mode=" + backupMode);
+    public boolean bindBackupAgent(String packageName, int backupMode, int userId) {
+        if (DEBUG_BACKUP) Slog.v(TAG, "bindBackupAgent: app=" + packageName + " mode=" + backupMode);
         enforceCallingPermission("android.permission.CONFIRM_FULL_BACKUP", "bindBackupAgent");
 
+        IPackageManager pm = AppGlobals.getPackageManager();
+        ApplicationInfo app = null;
+        try {
+            app = pm.getApplicationInfo(packageName, 0, userId);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            // can't happen; package manager is process-local
+        }
+        if (app == null) {
+            Slog.w(TAG, "Unable to bind backup agent for " + packageName);
+            return false;
+        }
+
         synchronized(this) {
             // !!! TODO: currently no check here that we're already bound
             BatteryStatsImpl.Uid.Pkg.Serv ss = null;