diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java
index 7ab981adae..c063b396aa 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java
@@ -301,7 +301,10 @@ public abstract class NetworkAgent {
     private static NetworkInfo getLegacyNetworkInfo(final NetworkAgentConfig config) {
         // The subtype can be changed with (TODO) setLegacySubtype, but it starts
         // with the type and an empty description.
-        return new NetworkInfo(config.legacyType, config.legacyType, config.legacyTypeName, "");
+        final NetworkInfo ni = new NetworkInfo(config.legacyType, config.legacyType,
+                config.legacyTypeName, "");
+        ni.setIsAvailable(true);
+        return ni;
     }
 
     /**