diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivity.java
index 57b1f5c6cbb..598c97394c1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivity.java
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ public class SettingsLicenseActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
         intent.setDataAndType(uri, "text/html");
         intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, getString(R.string.settings_license_activity_title));
         if (ContentResolver.SCHEME_CONTENT.equals(uri.getScheme())) {
-            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+            intent.addFlags(
+                    Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION
+                            | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PREFIX_URI_PERMISSION);
         }
         intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
         intent.setPackage("com.android.htmlviewer");
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivityTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivityTest.java
index e98ca311598..6b00255f3af 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivityTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/SettingsLicenseActivityTest.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public class SettingsLicenseActivityTest {
                 "text/html");
         intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, mActivity.getString(
                 R.string.settings_license_activity_title));
-        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+        intent.addFlags(
+                Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PREFIX_URI_PERMISSION);
         intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
         intent.setPackage("com.android.htmlviewer");