diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 46f51c7bb515f..424c2b0f621a3 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ package android {
     field public static final String USE_COLORIZED_NOTIFICATIONS = "android.permission.USE_COLORIZED_NOTIFICATIONS";
     field public static final String USE_RESERVED_DISK = "android.permission.USE_RESERVED_DISK";
     field public static final String UWB_PRIVILEGED = "android.permission.UWB_PRIVILEGED";
-    field public static final String WAKEUP_SURFACE_FLINGER = "android.permission.WAKEUP_SURFACE_FLINGER";
     field public static final String WHITELIST_AUTO_REVOKE_PERMISSIONS = "android.permission.WHITELIST_AUTO_REVOKE_PERMISSIONS";
     field public static final String WHITELIST_RESTRICTED_PERMISSIONS = "android.permission.WHITELIST_RESTRICTED_PERMISSIONS";
     field public static final String WIFI_ACCESS_COEX_UNSAFE_CHANNELS = "android.permission.WIFI_ACCESS_COEX_UNSAFE_CHANNELS";
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
index 5e8e1916f3c7f..5c23c3150bd3d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ import static android.view.SurfaceControlProto.HASH_CODE;
 import static android.view.SurfaceControlProto.LAYER_ID;
 import static android.view.SurfaceControlProto.NAME;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.CallbackExecutor;
 import android.annotation.FloatRange;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.IntRange;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.annotation.RequiresPermission;
 import android.annotation.Size;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
@@ -3166,6 +3168,7 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
           *
           * @hide
           */
+        @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.WAKEUP_SURFACE_FLINGER)
         public Transaction setEarlyWakeupStart() {
             nativeSetEarlyWakeupStart(mNativeObject);
             return this;
@@ -3176,6 +3179,7 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
          *
          * @hide
          */
+        @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.WAKEUP_SURFACE_FLINGER)
         public Transaction setEarlyWakeupEnd() {
             nativeSetEarlyWakeupEnd(mNativeObject);
             return this;
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 78a6a666c5735..ada7e570ab226 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4984,7 +4984,7 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ROTATE_SURFACE_FLINGER"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|recents" />
 
-    <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to provide hints to SurfaceFlinger that can influence
+    <!-- Allows an application to provide hints to SurfaceFlinger that can influence
          its wakes up time to compose the next frame. This is a subset of the capabilities granted
          by {@link #ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER}.
          <p>Not for use by third-party applications.