diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
index d4ab04cc..ff03210 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package android.telephony;
 
-import com.android.telephony.Rlog;
-
 import static android.net.NetworkPolicyManager.OVERRIDE_CONGESTED;
 import static android.net.NetworkPolicyManager.OVERRIDE_UNMETERED;
 
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@
 import android.provider.Telephony.SimInfo;
 import android.telephony.euicc.EuiccManager;
 import android.telephony.ims.ImsMmTelManager;
-import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 
@@ -67,6 +64,7 @@
 import com.android.internal.telephony.PhoneConstants;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.util.HandlerExecutor;
 import com.android.internal.util.Preconditions;
+import com.android.telephony.Rlog;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
@@ -2401,23 +2399,24 @@
         final SubscriptionInfo subInfo =
                 SubscriptionManager.from(context).getActiveSubscriptionInfo(subId);
 
-        Configuration config = context.getResources().getConfiguration();
-        Configuration newConfig = new Configuration();
-        newConfig.setTo(config);
+        Configuration overrideConfig = new Configuration();
         if (subInfo != null) {
-            newConfig.mcc = subInfo.getMcc();
-            newConfig.mnc = subInfo.getMnc();
-            if (newConfig.mnc == 0) newConfig.mnc = Configuration.MNC_ZERO;
+            overrideConfig.mcc = subInfo.getMcc();
+            overrideConfig.mnc = subInfo.getMnc();
+            if (overrideConfig.mnc == 0) overrideConfig.mnc = Configuration.MNC_ZERO;
         }
 
         if (useRootLocale) {
-            newConfig.setLocale(Locale.ROOT);
+            overrideConfig.setLocale(Locale.ROOT);
         }
 
-        DisplayMetrics metrics = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
-        DisplayMetrics newMetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
-        newMetrics.setTo(metrics);
-        Resources res = new Resources(context.getResources().getAssets(), newMetrics, newConfig);
+        // Create new context with new configuration so that we can avoid modifying the passed in
+        // context.
+        // Note that if the original context configuration changes, the resources here will also
+        // change for all values except those overridden by newConfig (e.g. if the device has an
+        // orientation change).
+        Context newContext = context.createConfigurationContext(overrideConfig);
+        Resources res = newContext.getResources();
 
         if (cacheKey != null) {
             // Save the newly created Resources in the resource cache.