diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index dc38e54819631..95cb11d927284 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -12726,6 +12726,9 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub {
             }
         }
 
+        // Ensure default permissions are never cleared.
+        mDefaultPermissionPolicy.grantDefaultPermissions(userId);
+
         if (needsWrite) {
             mSettings.writeRuntimePermissionsForUserLPr(userId, true);
         }