diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index f914271..cd7599d 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -4183,6 +4183,18 @@
                         permissionMap.put(p.info.name, bp);
                     }
                     if (bp.perm == null) {
+                        if (bp.sourcePackage != null
+                                && !bp.sourcePackage.equals(p.info.packageName)) {
+                            // If this is a permission that was formerly defined by a non-system
+                            // app, but is now defined by a system app (following an upgrade),
+                            // discard the previous declaration and consider the system's to be
+                            // canonical.
+                            if (isSystemApp(p.owner)) {
+                                Slog.i(TAG, "New decl " + p.owner + " of permission  "
+                                        + p.info.name + " is system");
+                                bp.sourcePackage = null;
+                            }
+                        }
                         if (bp.sourcePackage == null
                                 || bp.sourcePackage.equals(p.info.packageName)) {
                             BasePermission tree = findPermissionTreeLP(p.info.name);