diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
index f48d78ac9cc3e..21f27f646fc14 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
@@ -8132,4 +8132,19 @@ public abstract class PackageManager {
         sPackageInfoCache.disableLocal();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Inhibit package info cache invalidations when correct.
+     *
+     * @hide */
+    public static void corkPackageInfoCache() {
+        PropertyInvalidatedCache.corkInvalidations(PermissionManager.CACHE_KEY_PACKAGE_INFO);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable package info cache invalidations.
+     *
+     * @hide */
+    public static void uncorkPackageInfoCache() {
+        PropertyInvalidatedCache.uncorkInvalidations(PermissionManager.CACHE_KEY_PACKAGE_INFO);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index f96ab1d9a0427..14882f8039e7d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -2810,10 +2810,14 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
     }
 
     public PackageManagerService(Injector injector, boolean onlyCore, boolean factoryTest) {
-        PackageManager.invalidatePackageInfoCache();
         PackageManager.disableApplicationInfoCache();
         PackageManager.disablePackageInfoCache();
 
+        // Avoid invalidation-thrashing by preventing cache invalidations from causing property
+        // writes if the cache isn't enabled yet.  We re-enable writes later when we're
+        // done initializing.
+        PackageManager.corkPackageInfoCache();
+
         final TimingsTraceAndSlog t = new TimingsTraceAndSlog(TAG + "Timing",
                 Trace.TRACE_TAG_PACKAGE_MANAGER);
         mPendingBroadcasts = new PendingPackageBroadcasts();
@@ -3614,6 +3618,9 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
 
         mModuleInfoProvider = new ModuleInfoProvider(mContext, this);
 
+        // Uncork cache invalidations and allow clients to cache package information.
+        PackageManager.uncorkPackageInfoCache();
+
         // Now after opening every single application zip, make sure they
         // are all flushed.  Not really needed, but keeps things nice and
         // tidy.