diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 2a59893aa9f5b..cd505e0c917fe 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -4206,13 +4206,9 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
         Iterator<ResolveInfo> iter = matches.iterator();
         while (iter.hasNext()) {
             final ResolveInfo rInfo = iter.next();
-            final PackageSetting ps = mSettings.mPackages.get(rInfo.activityInfo.packageName);
-            if (ps != null) {
-                final PermissionsState permissionsState = ps.getPermissionsState();
-                if (permissionsState.hasPermission(Manifest.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES, 0)
-                        || Build.IS_ENG) {
-                    continue;
-                }
+            if (checkPermission(Manifest.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES,
+                    rInfo.activityInfo.packageName, 0) == PERMISSION_GRANTED || Build.IS_ENG) {
+                continue;
             }
             iter.remove();
         }
@@ -8592,10 +8588,9 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
     private void addPackageHoldingPermissions(ArrayList<PackageInfo> list, PackageSetting ps,
             String[] permissions, boolean[] tmp, int flags, int userId) {
         int numMatch = 0;
-        final PermissionsState permissionsState = ps.getPermissionsState();
         for (int i=0; i<permissions.length; i++) {
             final String permission = permissions[i];
-            if (permissionsState.hasPermission(permission, userId)) {
+            if (checkPermission(permission, ps.name, userId) == PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                 tmp[i] = true;
                 numMatch++;
             } else {
@@ -19222,6 +19217,13 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
         final int flags = action.flags;
         final boolean systemApp = isSystemApp(ps);
 
+        // We need to get the permission state before package state is (potentially) destroyed.
+        final SparseBooleanArray hadSuspendAppsPermission = new SparseBooleanArray();
+        for (int userId : allUserHandles) {
+            hadSuspendAppsPermission.put(userId, checkPermission(Manifest.permission.SUSPEND_APPS,
+                    packageName, userId) == PERMISSION_GRANTED);
+        }
+
         final int userId = user == null ? UserHandle.USER_ALL : user.getIdentifier();
 
         if ((!systemApp || (flags & PackageManager.DELETE_SYSTEM_APP) != 0)
@@ -19288,8 +19290,7 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
             affectedUserIds = resolveUserIds(userId);
         }
         for (final int affectedUserId : affectedUserIds) {
-            if (ps.getPermissionsState().hasPermission(Manifest.permission.SUSPEND_APPS,
-                    affectedUserId)) {
+            if (hadSuspendAppsPermission.get(affectedUserId)) {
                 unsuspendForSuspendingPackage(packageName, affectedUserId);
                 removeAllDistractingPackageRestrictions(affectedUserId);
             }
@@ -21062,8 +21063,8 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
                 pkgSetting.setEnabled(newState, userId, callingPackage);
                 if ((newState == COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED_USER
                         || newState == COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED)
-                        && pkgSetting.getPermissionsState().hasPermission(
-                                Manifest.permission.SUSPEND_APPS, userId)) {
+                        && checkPermission(Manifest.permission.SUSPEND_APPS, packageName, userId)
+                        == PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                     // This app should not generally be allowed to get disabled by the UI, but if it
                     // ever does, we don't want to end up with some of the user's apps permanently
                     // suspended.