diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/emergency/MoreSettingsPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/emergency/MoreSettingsPreferenceController.java
index cbb95a6357b..d945b2134e4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/emergency/MoreSettingsPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/emergency/MoreSettingsPreferenceController.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class MoreSettingsPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController i
                 .logClickedPreference(mPreference, getMetricsCategory());
         final Intent intent = new Intent(mIntent)
                 .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER)
-                .setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+                .setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
         Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
         bundle.putString(EXTRA_KEY_ATTRIBUTION, mContext.getPackageName());
         mContext.startActivity(intent, bundle);