diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
index f4ba449..2f30863 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
@@ -576,6 +576,14 @@
                 null, mHandler);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This method retrieves the  {@link UserManagerInternal} only for the purpose of
+     * PackageManagerService construction.
+     */
+    UserManagerInternal getInternalForInjectorOnly() {
+        return mLocalService;
+    }
+
     void cleanupPartialUsers() {
         // Prune out any partially created, partially removed and ephemeral users.
         ArrayList<UserInfo> partials = new ArrayList<>();