diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 147889db3177e..8e30f62c1b293 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -3618,6 +3618,9 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
 
         final CallerIdentity caller = getCallerIdentity();
         Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(hasFullCrossUsersPermission(caller, userHandle));
+        Preconditions.checkCallAuthorization(
+                isCallingFromPackage(adminReceiver.getPackageName(), caller.getUid())
+                        || isSystemUid(caller));
 
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
             ActiveAdmin administrator = getActiveAdminUncheckedLocked(adminReceiver, userHandle);