diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java
index fe3103bcdc693..62c686c9bf770 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ final class DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy {
 
     private static final Set<String> STORAGE_PERMISSIONS = new ArraySet<>();
     static {
-//        STORAGE_PERMISSIONS.add(Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
+        STORAGE_PERMISSIONS.add(Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
         STORAGE_PERMISSIONS.add(Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
     }