diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index 89f1505b0c..a9a9a57703 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ android_app {
     manifest: "AndroidManifest.xml",
     use_embedded_native_libs: true,
     // The permission configuration *must* be included to ensure security of the device
-    required: ["NetworkPermissionConfig"],
+    required: [
+        "NetworkPermissionConfig",
+        "privapp_whitelist_com.android.networkstack.tethering",
+    ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     min_sdk_version: "30",
 }