diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index b3856d501c72f..a640122f2b327 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.USE_RESERVED_DISK"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.WATCH_APPOPS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.providers.telephony">