diff --git a/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml b/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml
index d00a551436058..3da566f88659f 100644
--- a/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml
+++ b/packages/NetworkStack/AndroidManifestBase.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         android:label="NetworkStack"
         android:defaultToDeviceProtectedStorage="true"
         android:directBootAware="true"
+        android:persistent="true"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
 
         <service android:name="com.android.server.connectivity.ipmemorystore.RegularMaintenanceJobService"