diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java
index 5657c74ce3ad1..e675f4e8a46cf 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public final class TextClassificationManagerService extends ITextClassifierServi
         handleRequest(
                 event.getSystemTextClassifierMetadata(),
                 /* verifyCallingPackage= */ true,
-                /* attemptToBind= */ false,
+                /* attemptToBind= */ true,
                 service -> service.onSelectionEvent(sessionId, event),
                 "onSelectionEvent",
                 NO_OP_CALLBACK);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public final class TextClassificationManagerService extends ITextClassifierServi
         handleRequest(
                 systemTcMetadata,
                 /* verifyCallingPackage= */ true,
-                /* attemptToBind= */ false,
+                /* attemptToBind= */ true,
                 service -> service.onTextClassifierEvent(sessionId, event),
                 "onTextClassifierEvent",
                 NO_OP_CALLBACK);