diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/ImageFloatingTextViewTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/ImageFloatingTextViewTest.java
index 906d7e90cfc1c..a2499252da935 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/ImageFloatingTextViewTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/com/android/internal/widget/ImageFloatingTextViewTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class ImageFloatingTextViewTest {
     public void setup() {
         mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
         mView = new ImageFloatingTextView(mContext, null, 0, 0);
+        mView.setMaxLines(9);
         mTextView = new TextView(mContext, null, 0, 0);
         mTextView.setMaxLines(9);
     }