diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssConfiguration.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssConfiguration.java
index b3546dc795724..a3523f23ddcfb 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssConfiguration.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssConfiguration.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class GnssConfiguration {
 
     // Represents an HAL interface version. Instances of this class are created in the JNI layer
     // and returned through native methods.
-    private static class HalInterfaceVersion {
+    static class HalInterfaceVersion {
         final int mMajor;
         final int mMinor;
 
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ class GnssConfiguration {
         native_set_satellite_blacklist(constellations, svids);
     }
 
+    HalInterfaceVersion getHalInterfaceVersion() {
+        return native_get_gnss_configuration_version();
+    }
+
     interface SetCarrierProperty {
         boolean set(int value);
     }
@@ -232,8 +236,7 @@ class GnssConfiguration {
 
         logConfigurations();
 
-        final HalInterfaceVersion gnssConfigurationIfaceVersion =
-                native_get_gnss_configuration_version();
+        final HalInterfaceVersion gnssConfigurationIfaceVersion = getHalInterfaceVersion();
         if (gnssConfigurationIfaceVersion != null) {
             // Set to a range checked value.
             if (isConfigEsExtensionSecSupported(gnssConfigurationIfaceVersion)
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssLocationProvider.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssLocationProvider.java
index 5c2bf26329207..58e332ab6d1da 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssLocationProvider.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/location/GnssLocationProvider.java
@@ -807,10 +807,15 @@ public class GnssLocationProvider extends AbstractLocationProvider implements
 
         locationRequest.setProvider(provider);
 
-        // Ignore location settings if in emergency mode.
-        if (isUserEmergency && mNIHandler.getInEmergency()) {
-            locationRequest.setLocationSettingsIgnored(true);
-            durationMillis *= EMERGENCY_LOCATION_UPDATE_DURATION_MULTIPLIER;
+        // Ignore location settings if in emergency mode. This is only allowed for
+        // isUserEmergency request (introduced in HAL v2.0), or DBH request in HAL v1.1.
+        if (mNIHandler.getInEmergency()) {
+            GnssConfiguration.HalInterfaceVersion halVersion =
+                    mGnssConfiguration.getHalInterfaceVersion();
+            if (isUserEmergency || (halVersion.mMajor < 2 && !independentFromGnss)) {
+                locationRequest.setLocationSettingsIgnored(true);
+                durationMillis *= EMERGENCY_LOCATION_UPDATE_DURATION_MULTIPLIER;
+            }
         }
 
         Log.i(TAG,