diff --git a/native/android/performance_hint.cpp b/native/android/performance_hint.cpp
index b3628fa..6198f40 100644
--- a/native/android/performance_hint.cpp
+++ b/native/android/performance_hint.cpp
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@
     binder::Status ret = mHintManager->setHintSessionThreads(mHintSession, tids);
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
         ALOGE("%s: failed: %s", __FUNCTION__, ret.exceptionMessage().c_str());
-        if (ret.exceptionCode() == binder::Status::Exception::EX_SECURITY ||
-            ret.exceptionCode() == binder::Status::Exception::EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT) {
+        if (ret.exceptionCode() == binder::Status::Exception::EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT) {
             return EINVAL;
+        } else if (ret.exceptionCode() == binder::Status::Exception::EX_SECURITY) {
+            return EPERM;
         }
         return EPIPE;
     }
diff --git a/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp b/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp
index 791adfd..6f7562b 100644
--- a/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp
+++ b/native/android/tests/performance_hint/PerformanceHintNativeTest.cpp
@@ -178,4 +178,15 @@
             .WillOnce(Return(Status()));
     result = APerformanceHint_setThreads(session, newTids.data(), newTids.size());
     EXPECT_EQ(0, result);
+
+    testing::Mock::VerifyAndClearExpectations(mMockIHintManager);
+    std::vector<int32_t> invalidTids;
+    auto status = Status::fromExceptionCode(binder::Status::Exception::EX_SECURITY);
+    invalidTids.push_back(4);
+    invalidTids.push_back(6);
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mMockIHintManager, setHintSessionThreads(_, Eq(invalidTids)))
+            .Times(Exactly(1))
+            .WillOnce(Return(status));
+    result = APerformanceHint_setThreads(session, invalidTids.data(), invalidTids.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(EPERM, result);
 }