diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
index 9b30dce..b4b5f98 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
@@ -272,11 +272,16 @@
     }
 }
 
-void SensorService::SensorEventConnection::incrementPendingFlushCount(int32_t handle) {
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mConnectionLock);
-    if (mSensorInfo.count(handle) > 0) {
-        FlushInfo& flushInfo = mSensorInfo[handle];
-        flushInfo.mPendingFlushEventsToSend++;
+bool SensorService::SensorEventConnection::incrementPendingFlushCountIfHasAccess(int32_t handle) {
+    if (hasSensorAccess()) {
+        Mutex::Autolock _l(mConnectionLock);
+        if (mSensorInfo.count(handle) > 0) {
+            FlushInfo& flushInfo = mSensorInfo[handle];
+            flushInfo.mPendingFlushEventsToSend++;
+        }
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
index 8d5fcf7..8f2d5db 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@
     // for writing send the data from the cache.
     virtual int handleEvent(int fd, int events, void* data);
 
-    // Increment mPendingFlushEventsToSend for the given sensor handle.
-    void incrementPendingFlushCount(int32_t handle);
+    // Increment mPendingFlushEventsToSend for the given handle if the connection has sensor access.
+    // Returns true if this connection does have sensor access.
+    bool incrementPendingFlushCountIfHasAccess(int32_t handle);
 
     // Add or remove the file descriptor associated with the BitTube to the looper. If mDead is set
     // to true or there are no more sensors for this connection, the file descriptor is removed if
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
index 26e37aa..60f9cd9 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
@@ -1774,7 +1774,10 @@
         if (halVersion <= SENSORS_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0 || isVirtualSensor(handle)) {
             // For older devices just increment pending flush count which will send a trivial
             // flush complete event.
-            connection->incrementPendingFlushCount(handle);
+            if (!connection->incrementPendingFlushCountIfHasAccess(handle)) {
+                ALOGE("flush called on an inaccessible sensor");
+                err = INVALID_OPERATION;
+            }
         } else {
             if (!canAccessSensor(sensor->getSensor(), "Tried flushing", opPackageName)) {
                 err = INVALID_OPERATION;