diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index dc24b0f927b17..d94c83dc77ddb 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6727,7 +6727,7 @@
          @hide
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_AMBIENT_CONTEXT_EVENT"
-                android:protectionLevel="internal|role"/>
+                android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|role"/>
 
     <!-- @SystemApi Required by a AmbientContextEventDetectionService
          to ensure that only the service with this permission can bind to it.