diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 61ecf26434bc3..29ebab59a5fa7 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -11945,7 +11945,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
   }
 
   public abstract class PackageManager {
-    ctor public PackageManager();
+    ctor @Deprecated public PackageManager();
     method @Deprecated public abstract void addPackageToPreferred(@NonNull String);
     method public abstract boolean addPermission(@NonNull android.content.pm.PermissionInfo);
     method public abstract boolean addPermissionAsync(@NonNull android.content.pm.PermissionInfo);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
index c577d0e896b01..d0f918751d715 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
@@ -3740,6 +3740,13 @@ public abstract class PackageManager {
         return UserHandle.myUserId();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Do not instantiate or subclass - obtain an instance from
+     * {@link Context#getPackageManager}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public PackageManager() {}
+
     /**
      * Retrieve overall information about an application package that is
      * installed on the system.
diff --git a/non-updatable-api/current.txt b/non-updatable-api/current.txt
index a05de4fac2a69..0e0b1222b6f4b 100644
--- a/non-updatable-api/current.txt
+++ b/non-updatable-api/current.txt
@@ -11945,7 +11945,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
   }
 
   public abstract class PackageManager {
-    ctor public PackageManager();
+    ctor @Deprecated public PackageManager();
     method @Deprecated public abstract void addPackageToPreferred(@NonNull String);
     method public abstract boolean addPermission(@NonNull android.content.pm.PermissionInfo);
     method public abstract boolean addPermissionAsync(@NonNull android.content.pm.PermissionInfo);