diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 234252c02444c..55e504a3b6117 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -12269,7 +12269,7 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
                         + " only profile owner or device owner may control the preferential"
                         + " network service");
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
-            final ActiveAdmin requiredAdmin = getProfileOwnerAdminLocked(
+            final ActiveAdmin requiredAdmin = getDeviceOrProfileOwnerAdminLocked(
                     caller.getUserId());
             if (!requiredAdmin.mPreferentialNetworkServiceConfigs.equals(
                     preferentialNetworkServiceConfigs)) {
@@ -12299,7 +12299,8 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
                         + " only profile owner or device owner may retrieve the preferential"
                         + " network service configurations");
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
-            final ActiveAdmin requiredAdmin = getProfileOwnerAdminLocked(caller.getUserId());
+            final ActiveAdmin requiredAdmin = getDeviceOrProfileOwnerAdminLocked(
+                    caller.getUserId());
             return requiredAdmin.mPreferentialNetworkServiceConfigs;
         }
     }