diff --git a/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java b/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java
index e82485da32..ba8bd34bfc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class TrafficStats {
         try {
             getStatsService().incrementOperationCount(uid, tag, operationCount);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
         }
     }
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ public class TrafficStats {
         try {
             return getStatsService().getDataLayerSnapshotForUid(uid);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
         }
     }
 
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ public class TrafficStats {
         try {
             return getStatsService().getMobileIfaces();
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
         }
     }