diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
index b4b5f98..d14a301 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 #define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)
 
 namespace android {
+namespace {
+
+// Used as the default value for the target SDK until it's obtained via getTargetSdkVersion.
+constexpr int kTargetSdkUnknown = 0;
+
+}  // namespace
 
 SensorService::SensorEventConnection::SensorEventConnection(
         const sp<SensorService>& service, uid_t uid, String8 packageName, bool isDataInjectionMode,
@@ -35,9 +41,9 @@
     : mService(service), mUid(uid), mWakeLockRefCount(0), mHasLooperCallbacks(false),
       mDead(false), mDataInjectionMode(isDataInjectionMode), mEventCache(nullptr),
       mCacheSize(0), mMaxCacheSize(0), mTimeOfLastEventDrop(0), mEventsDropped(0),
-      mPackageName(packageName), mOpPackageName(opPackageName), mDestroyed(false) {
+      mPackageName(packageName), mOpPackageName(opPackageName), mTargetSdk(kTargetSdkUnknown),
+      mDestroyed(false) {
     mChannel = new BitTube(mService->mSocketBufferSize);
-    mTargetSdk = SensorService::getTargetSdkVersion(opPackageName);
 #if DEBUG_CONNECTIONS
     mEventsReceived = mEventsSentFromCache = mEventsSent = 0;
     mTotalAcksNeeded = mTotalAcksReceived = 0;
@@ -445,6 +451,14 @@
     bool success = true;
     const auto iter = mHandleToAppOp.find(event.sensor);
     if (iter != mHandleToAppOp.end()) {
+        if (mTargetSdk == kTargetSdkUnknown) {
+            // getTargetSdkVersion returns -1 if it fails so this operation should only be run once
+            // per connection and then cached. Perform this here as opposed to in the constructor to
+            // avoid log spam for NDK/VNDK clients that don't use sensors guarded with permissions
+            // and pass in invalid op package names.
+            mTargetSdk = SensorService::getTargetSdkVersion(mOpPackageName);
+        }
+
         // Special handling for step count/detect backwards compatibility: if the app's target SDK
         // is pre-Q, still permit delivering events to the app even if permission isn't granted
         // (since this permission was only introduced in Q)
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
index 60f9cd9..3ca34bb 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 bool SensorService::sHmacGlobalKeyIsValid = false;
 std::map<String16, int> SensorService::sPackageTargetVersion;
 Mutex SensorService::sPackageTargetVersionLock;
+String16 SensorService::sSensorInterfaceDescriptorPrefix =
+        String16("android.frameworks.sensorservice@");
 AppOpsManager SensorService::sAppOpsManager;
 
 #define SENSOR_SERVICE_DIR "/data/system/sensor_service"
@@ -1847,6 +1849,13 @@
 }
 
 int SensorService::getTargetSdkVersion(const String16& opPackageName) {
+    // Don't query the SDK version for the ISensorManager descriptor as it doesn't have one. This
+    // descriptor tends to be used for VNDK clients, but can technically be set by anyone so don't
+    // give it elevated privileges.
+    if (opPackageName.startsWith(sSensorInterfaceDescriptorPrefix)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     Mutex::Autolock packageLock(sPackageTargetVersionLock);
     int targetSdkVersion = -1;
     auto entry = sPackageTargetVersion.find(opPackageName);
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
index 3bb8421..052cbfe 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@
     static AppOpsManager sAppOpsManager;
     static std::map<String16, int> sPackageTargetVersion;
     static Mutex sPackageTargetVersionLock;
+    static String16 sSensorInterfaceDescriptorPrefix;
 };
 
 } // namespace android