diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingRulesController.java b/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingRulesController.java
index 0bd9996d4f2..ab3716e9eef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingRulesController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/activityembedding/ActivityEmbeddingRulesController.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class ActivityEmbeddingRulesController {
         final SplitPlaceholderRule placeholderRule = new SplitPlaceholderRule(
                 activityFilters,
                 intent,
-                true /* stickyPlaceholder */,
+                false /* stickyPlaceholder */,
                 SplitRule.FINISH_ADJACENT,
                 ActivityEmbeddingUtils.getMinCurrentScreenSplitWidthPx(mContext),
                 ActivityEmbeddingUtils.getMinSmallestScreenSplitWidthPx(mContext),