diff --git a/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp b/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
index 9aa82d9..0ecb241 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@
     return checkPermission(permission, pid, uid);
 }
 
-bool checkPermission(const String16& permission, pid_t pid, uid_t uid)
-{
+bool checkPermission(const String16& permission, pid_t pid, uid_t uid, bool logPermissionFailure) {
     static Mutex gPermissionControllerLock;
     static sp<IPermissionController> gPermissionController;
 
@@ -166,8 +165,10 @@
 
             // Is this a permission failure, or did the controller go away?
             if (IInterface::asBinder(pc)->isBinderAlive()) {
-                ALOGW("Permission failure: %s from uid=%d pid=%d",
-                        String8(permission).string(), uid, pid);
+                if (logPermissionFailure) {
+                    ALOGW("Permission failure: %s from uid=%d pid=%d", String8(permission).string(),
+                          uid, pid);
+                }
                 return false;
             }