diff --git a/tests/MemoryUsage/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/MemoryUsage/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3932e5b9fb099..cd559c547dd07 100644
--- a/tests/MemoryUsage/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/MemoryUsage/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
                      android:name="com.android.tests.memoryusage.MemoryUsageInstrumentation"
                      android:targetPackage="com.android.tests.memoryusage" />
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS" />
+
     <application android:label="Memory Usage Test">
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />
     </application>
-</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>