diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
index 936ef676ab162..7f2c8a5d3dbd6 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ public class PermissionManagerServiceImpl implements PermissionManagerServiceInt
         if (Objects.equals(packageName, PLATFORM_PACKAGE_NAME)) {
             return true;
         }
-        if (!packageSetting.isPrivileged()) {
+        if (!(packageSetting.isSystem() && packageSetting.isPrivileged())) {
             return true;
         }
         if (!mPrivilegedPermissionAllowlistSourcePackageNames
diff --git a/services/permission/java/com/android/server/permission/access/permission/UidPermissionPolicy.kt b/services/permission/java/com/android/server/permission/access/permission/UidPermissionPolicy.kt
index a9884dd483719..6ba53813b1d0d 100644
--- a/services/permission/java/com/android/server/permission/access/permission/UidPermissionPolicy.kt
+++ b/services/permission/java/com/android/server/permission/access/permission/UidPermissionPolicy.kt
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ class UidPermissionPolicy : SchemePolicy() {
         if (packageState.packageName == PLATFORM_PACKAGE_NAME) {
             return true
         }
-        if (!packageState.isPrivileged) {
+        if (!(packageState.isSystem && packageState.isPrivileged)) {
             return true
         }
         if (permission.packageName !in newState.systemState.privilegedPermissionAllowlistPackages) {