diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7f24dcce68f65..599360f062445 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BACKUP"
         android:label="@string/permlab_backup"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_backup"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to tell the AppWidget service which application
          can access AppWidget's data.  The normal user flow is that a user