diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/location/ActivityRecognitionHardware.java b/core/java/android/hardware/location/ActivityRecognitionHardware.java
index 8acd1ff27917b..20d6338ec927c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/location/ActivityRecognitionHardware.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/location/ActivityRecognitionHardware.java
@@ -88,34 +88,34 @@ public class ActivityRecognitionHardware extends IActivityRecognitionHardware.St
         return nativeIsSupported();
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public String[] getSupportedActivities() {
-        checkPermissions();
         return mSupportedActivities;
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public boolean isActivitySupported(String activity) {
-        checkPermissions();
         int activityType = getActivityType(activity);
         return activityType != INVALID_ACTIVITY_TYPE;
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public boolean registerSink(IActivityRecognitionHardwareSink sink) {
-        checkPermissions();
         return mSinks.register(sink);
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public boolean unregisterSink(IActivityRecognitionHardwareSink sink) {
-        checkPermissions();
         return mSinks.unregister(sink);
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public boolean enableActivityEvent(String activity, int eventType, long reportLatencyNs) {
-        checkPermissions();
 
         int activityType = getActivityType(activity);
         if (activityType == INVALID_ACTIVITY_TYPE) {
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ public class ActivityRecognitionHardware extends IActivityRecognitionHardware.St
         return false;
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public boolean disableActivityEvent(String activity, int eventType) {
-        checkPermissions();
 
         int activityType = getActivityType(activity);
         if (activityType == INVALID_ACTIVITY_TYPE) {
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ public class ActivityRecognitionHardware extends IActivityRecognitionHardware.St
         return false;
     }
 
+    @android.annotation.EnforcePermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE)
     @Override
     public boolean flush() {
-        checkPermissions();
         int result = nativeFlush();
         return result == NATIVE_SUCCESS_RESULT;
     }
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/location/IActivityRecognitionHardware.aidl b/core/java/android/hardware/location/IActivityRecognitionHardware.aidl
index bc6b1830cd4f1..f093cd565ce3d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/location/IActivityRecognitionHardware.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/location/IActivityRecognitionHardware.aidl
@@ -28,35 +28,42 @@ interface IActivityRecognitionHardware {
     /**
      * Gets an array of supported activities by hardware.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     String[] getSupportedActivities();
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the given activity is supported, false otherwise.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     boolean isActivitySupported(in String activityType);
 
     /**
      * Registers a sink with Hardware Activity-Recognition.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     boolean registerSink(in IActivityRecognitionHardwareSink sink);
 
     /**
      * Unregisters a sink with Hardware Activity-Recognition.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     boolean unregisterSink(in IActivityRecognitionHardwareSink sink);
 
     /**
      * Enables tracking of a given activity/event type, if the activity is supported.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     boolean enableActivityEvent(in String activityType, int eventType, long reportLatencyNs);
 
     /**
      * Disables tracking of a given activity/eventy type.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     boolean disableActivityEvent(in String activityType, int eventType);
 
     /**
      * Requests hardware for all the activity events detected up to the given point in time.
      */
+    @EnforcePermission("LOCATION_HARDWARE")
     boolean flush();
 }
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