diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index bbb7927a98f07..0b9e70474e136 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -7331,7 +7331,7 @@ package android.net.wifi {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL) public void factoryReset();
     method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETUP_WIZARD, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK}) public void forget(int, @Nullable android.net.wifi.WifiManager.ActionListener);
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETUP_WIZARD}) public java.util.List<android.util.Pair<android.net.wifi.WifiConfiguration,java.util.Map<java.lang.Integer,java.util.List<android.net.wifi.ScanResult>>>> getAllMatchingWifiConfigs(@NonNull java.util.List<android.net.wifi.ScanResult>);
-    method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL) public String getCountryCode();
+    method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS) public String getCountryCode();
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETUP_WIZARD}) public android.net.Network getCurrentNetwork();
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS) public String[] getFactoryMacAddresses();
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS, android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETUP_WIZARD}) public java.util.Map<android.net.wifi.hotspot2.OsuProvider,java.util.List<android.net.wifi.ScanResult>> getMatchingOsuProviders(@Nullable java.util.List<android.net.wifi.ScanResult>);
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
index 9703fa61ea23b..930e3942ef3cb 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ public class WifiManager {
      */
     @Nullable
     @SystemApi
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL)
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS)
     public String getCountryCode() {
         try {
             return mService.getCountryCode();