diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ambientcontext/RemoteAmbientContextDetectionService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ambientcontext/RemoteAmbientContextDetectionService.java
index f42080d550b75..8aec75226958d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ambientcontext/RemoteAmbientContextDetectionService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ambientcontext/RemoteAmbientContextDetectionService.java
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ final class RemoteAmbientContextDetectionService
         connect();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected long getAutoDisconnectTimeoutMs() {
+        // Disable automatic unbinding.
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Asks the implementation to start detection.
      *