diff --git a/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionChecker.java b/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionChecker.java
index 28c33f3257..e4d25cdf07 100644
--- a/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionChecker.java
+++ b/staticlibs/framework/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionChecker.java
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ public class LocationPermissionChecker {
     @VisibleForTesting(visibility = PRIVATE)
     public @LocationPermissionCheckStatus int checkLocationPermissionInternal(
             String pkgName, @Nullable String featureId, int uid, @Nullable String message) {
-        checkPackage(uid, pkgName);
+        try {
+            checkPackage(uid, pkgName);
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
+            return ERROR_LOCATION_PERMISSION_MISSING;
+        }
 
         // Apps with NETWORK_SETTINGS, NETWORK_SETUP_WIZARD, NETWORK_STACK & MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK
         // are granted a bypass.
diff --git a/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionCheckerTest.java b/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionCheckerTest.java
index c8f8656cd5..d773374602 100644
--- a/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionCheckerTest.java
+++ b/staticlibs/tests/unit/src/com/android/net/module/util/LocationPermissionCheckerTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package com.android.net.module.util;
 import static android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
 
 import com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRule;
 
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -242,9 +240,9 @@ public class LocationPermissionCheckerTest {
         mWifiScanAllowApps = AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED;
         setupTestCase();
 
-        assertThrows(SecurityException.class,
-                () -> mChecker.checkLocationPermissionInternal(
-                        TEST_PKG_NAME, TEST_FEATURE_ID, mUid, null));
+        final int result = mChecker.checkLocationPermissionInternal(
+                        TEST_PKG_NAME, TEST_FEATURE_ID, mUid, null);
+        assertEquals(LocationPermissionChecker.ERROR_LOCATION_PERMISSION_MISSING, result);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -305,14 +303,4 @@ public class LocationPermissionCheckerTest {
                         TEST_PKG_NAME, TEST_FEATURE_ID, mUid, null);
         assertEquals(LocationPermissionChecker.SUCCEEDED, result);
     }
-
-
-    private static void assertThrows(Class<? extends Exception> exceptionClass, Runnable r) {
-        try {
-            r.run();
-            Assert.fail("Expected " + exceptionClass + " to be thrown.");
-        } catch (Exception exception) {
-            assertTrue(exceptionClass.isInstance(exception));
-        }
-    }
 }