diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index 05d6e5593f174..fcc114795380f 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -1341,6 +1341,13 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
             mSystemServiceManager.startService(DropBoxManagerService.class);
             t.traceEnd();
 
+            // Grants default permissions and defines roles
+            t.traceBegin("StartRoleManagerService");
+            LocalManagerRegistry.addManager(RoleServicePlatformHelper.class,
+                    new RoleServicePlatformHelperImpl(mSystemContext));
+            mSystemServiceManager.startService(ROLE_SERVICE_CLASS);
+            t.traceEnd();
+
             t.traceBegin("StartVibratorManagerService");
             mSystemServiceManager.startService(VibratorManagerService.Lifecycle.class);
             t.traceEnd();
@@ -2051,13 +2058,6 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
                 t.traceEnd();
             }
 
-            // Grants default permissions and defines roles
-            t.traceBegin("StartRoleManagerService");
-            LocalManagerRegistry.addManager(RoleServicePlatformHelper.class,
-                    new RoleServicePlatformHelperImpl(mSystemContext));
-            mSystemServiceManager.startService(ROLE_SERVICE_CLASS);
-            t.traceEnd();
-
             // We need to always start this service, regardless of whether the
             // FEATURE_VOICE_RECOGNIZERS feature is set, because it needs to take care
             // of initializing various settings.  It will internally modify its behavior