diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/lib/dartdev.dart b/pkg/dartdev/lib/dartdev.dart
index f2d0e9f01fc..dba71b98da6 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/lib/dartdev.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/lib/dartdev.dart
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ class DartdevRunner extends CommandRunner<int> {
     } else if (topLevelResults['enable-analytics']) {
       analytics.enabled = true;
 
+      // Enable sending data via the unified analytics package.
+      var unifiedAnalytics = createUnifiedAnalytics();
+      await unifiedAnalytics.setTelemetry(true);
+      unifiedAnalytics.close();
+
       // Alert the user again that data will be collected.
       print(analyticsNoticeOnFirstRunMessage);
       return 0;