diff --git a/data/etc/Android.bp b/data/etc/Android.bp
index 85b60f8cc4b0f..be1e2b2247fb2 100644
--- a/data/etc/Android.bp
+++ b/data/etc/Android.bp
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ prebuilt_etc {
     filename_from_src: true,
 }
 
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "privapp_whitelist_com.android.networkstack",
+    sub_dir: "permissions",
+    src: "com.android.networkstack.xml",
+    filename_from_src: true,
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "privapp_whitelist_com.android.networkstack.tethering",
+    sub_dir: "permissions",
+    src: "com.android.networkstack.tethering.xml",
+    filename_from_src: true,
+}
+
 prebuilt_etc {
     name: "privapp_whitelist_com.android.provision",
     system_ext_specific: true,
diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.networkstack.tethering.xml b/data/etc/com.android.networkstack.tethering.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f26a9616e07a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.networkstack.tethering.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License
+-->
+
+<permissions>
+    <privapp-permissions package="com.android.networkstack.tethering">
+        <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED" />
+        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS"/>
+      </privapp-permissions>
+</permissions>
diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.networkstack.xml b/data/etc/com.android.networkstack.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..06fec1cdab1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.networkstack.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License
+-->
+
+<permissions>
+    <privapp-permissions package="com.android.networkstack">
+        <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_CONDITIONS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.CONTROL_VPN"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_SUBSCRIPTION_PLANS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.NETWORK_BYPASS_PRIVATE_DNS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.PACKET_KEEPALIVE_OFFLOAD"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_WIFI_CREDENTIAL"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.RECEIVE_DATA_ACTIVITY_CHANGE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
+    </privapp-permissions>
+</permissions>
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 545a5641b9320..194c4a289b2c2 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -271,36 +271,6 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.READ_COMPAT_CHANGE_CONFIG" />
     </privapp-permissions>
 
-    <privapp-permissions package="com.android.networkstack">
-        <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_CONDITIONS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.CONTROL_VPN"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_SUBSCRIPTION_PLANS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.NETWORK_BYPASS_PRIVATE_DNS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.PACKET_KEEPALIVE_OFFLOAD"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.READ_WIFI_CREDENTIAL"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.RECEIVE_DATA_ACTIVITY_CHANGE"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
-    </privapp-permissions>
-
-    <privapp-permissions package="com.android.networkstack.tethering">
-        <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED" />
-        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USB"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.READ_NETWORK_USAGE_HISTORY"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.TETHER_PRIVILEGED"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
-        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS"/>
-    </privapp-permissions>
-
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.server.telecom">
         <permission name="android.permission.BIND_CONNECTION_SERVICE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.BIND_INCALL_SERVICE"/>