diff --git a/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java b/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java
index a300c711d6d3cefc9bf02aebf8ff6589df776cfd..8b0a571e8504705af3dc8c06c38f3fb4d253c76c 100644
--- a/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java
+++ b/cmds/am/src/com/android/commands/am/Am.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class Am extends BaseCommand {
 
     private Intent makeIntent(int defUser) throws URISyntaxException {
         mStartFlags = 0;
-        mWaitOption = true;
+        mWaitOption = false;
         mStopOption = false;
         mRepeat = 0;
         mProfileFile = null;