diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
index 41a71d5..23c2209 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@
 // static
 sp<AudioFlinger::RecordThread::OpRecordAudioMonitor>
 AudioFlinger::RecordThread::OpRecordAudioMonitor::createIfNeeded(
-            uid_t uid, const String16& opPackageName)
+            uid_t uid, const audio_attributes_t& attr, const String16& opPackageName)
 {
     if (isServiceUid(uid)) {
         ALOGV("not silencing record for service uid:%d pack:%s",
@@ -1906,6 +1906,13 @@
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    // Capturing from FM TUNER output is not controlled by OP_RECORD_AUDIO
+    // because it does not affect users privacy as does capturing from an actual microphone.
+    if (attr.source == AUDIO_SOURCE_FM_TUNER) {
+        ALOGV("not muting FM TUNER capture for uid %d", uid);
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     if (opPackageName.size() == 0) {
         Vector<String16> packages;
         // no package name, happens with SL ES clients
@@ -2071,7 +2078,7 @@
         mRecordBufferConverter(NULL),
         mFlags(flags),
         mSilenced(false),
-        mOpRecordAudioMonitor(OpRecordAudioMonitor::createIfNeeded(uid, opPackageName))
+        mOpRecordAudioMonitor(OpRecordAudioMonitor::createIfNeeded(uid, attr, opPackageName))
 {
     if (mCblk == NULL) {
         return;