diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/Permission.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/Permission.java
index b421cfc952958..cda48063e9149 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/Permission.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/Permission.java
@@ -435,11 +435,12 @@ public final class Permission {
                 }
             }
         }
+        boolean wasNonRuntime = permission != null && permission.mType != TYPE_CONFIG
+                && !permission.isRuntime();
         if (permission == null) {
             permission = new Permission(permissionInfo.name, permissionInfo.packageName,
                     TYPE_MANIFEST);
         }
-        boolean wasNonRuntime = !permission.isRuntime();
         StringBuilder r = null;
         if (!permission.mReconciled) {
             if (permission.mPermissionInfo.packageName == null