diff --git a/libutils/Threads.cpp b/libutils/Threads.cpp
index 147db54..55eadb0 100644
--- a/libutils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Threads.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@
 }
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
-int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
+namespace {
+int androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
     int rc = 0;
     int lasterr = 0;
     int curr_pri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
@@ -334,6 +335,15 @@
 
     return rc;
 }
+}  // namespace
+
+int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri) {
+    return androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(tid, pri, true);
+}
+
+int androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
+    return androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(tid, pri, change_policy);
+}
 
 int androidGetThreadPriority(pid_t tid) {
     return getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h b/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
index 3c30a2a..cdb5442 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
@@ -78,9 +78,12 @@
 // should be one of the ANDROID_PRIORITY constants.  Returns INVALID_OPERATION
 // if the priority set failed, else another value if just the group set failed;
 // in either case errno is set.  Thread ID zero means current thread.
+// This is equivalent to androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(tid, prio, true);
+extern int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int prio);
+
 // Parameter "change_policy" indicates if sched policy should be changed. It needs
 // not be checked again if the change is done elsewhere like activity manager.
-extern int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int prio, bool change_policy = true);
+extern int androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(pid_t tid, int prio, bool change_policy);
 
 // Get the current priority of a particular thread. Returns one of the
 // ANDROID_PRIORITY constants or a negative result in case of error.