diff --git a/default-permissions.xml b/default-permissions.xml
index 5f4911a1..2193b552 100644
--- a/default-permissions.xml
+++ b/default-permissions.xml
@@ -57,4 +57,10 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" fixed="false"/>
     </exception>
 
+    <exception
+            package="com.google.intelligence.sense">
+        <!-- Record Audio -->
+        <permission name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" fixed="false"/>
+    </exception>
+
 </exceptions>
diff --git a/device.mk b/device.mk
index cfc5068f..236dbf1a 100755
--- a/device.mk
+++ b/device.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     keyguard.no_require_sim=true
 
 PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += \
+    device/google/wahoo/default-permissions.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/default-permissions/default-permissions.xml \
     frameworks/native/data/etc/handheld_core_hardware.xml:$(TARGET_COPY_OUT_VENDOR)/etc/permissions/handheld_core_hardware.xml
 
 # Enforce privapp-permissions whitelist