diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java b/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java
index 5618233..d3b83da 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/BpfNetMaps.java
@@ -294,10 +294,8 @@
      *                                  cause of the failure.
      */
     public void addNiceApp(final int uid) {
-        synchronized (sUidOwnerMap) {
-            final int err = native_addNiceApp(uid);
-            maybeThrow(err, "Unable to add nice app");
-        }
+        throwIfPreT("addNiceApp is not available on pre-T devices");
+        addRule(uid, HAPPY_BOX_MATCH, "addNiceApp");
     }
 
     /**