diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index a9ad596525..4bdbdf407e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteQueryBuilder;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.StrictMode;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ public class LauncherProvider extends ContentProvider {
     @Override
     public boolean onCreate() {
         final Context context = getContext();
+        StrictMode.ThreadPolicy oldPolicy = StrictMode.allowThreadDiskReads();
         mOpenHelper = new DatabaseHelper(context);
+        StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(oldPolicy);
         LauncherAppState.setLauncherProvider(this);
         return true;
     }