diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1c3cf3c8cac06..22716b8628222 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 
     <!-- Allows an application to modify the Google service map. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_GSERVICES"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature"
+        android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem"
         android:label="@string/permlab_writeGservices"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_writeGservices" />