diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackClient.java b/services/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackClient.java
index cf52574e83e38..787fda33717a3 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackClient.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/NetworkStackClient.java
@@ -488,7 +488,9 @@ public class NetworkStackClient {
     private void requestConnector(@NonNull NetworkStackCallback request) {
         // TODO: PID check.
         final int caller = Binder.getCallingUid();
-        if (caller != Process.SYSTEM_UID && !UserHandle.isSameApp(caller, Process.BLUETOOTH_UID)
+        if (caller != Process.SYSTEM_UID
+                && caller != Process.NETWORK_STACK_UID
+                && !UserHandle.isSameApp(caller, Process.BLUETOOTH_UID)
                 && !UserHandle.isSameApp(caller, Process.PHONE_UID)) {
             // Don't even attempt to obtain the connector and give a nice error message
             throw new SecurityException(