diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
index b9811c82..f8898c1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
@@ -127,9 +127,13 @@
      */
     public static final PackageParser.SplitPermissionInfo SPLIT_PERMISSIONS[] =
         new PackageParser.SplitPermissionInfo[] {
+            // READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is always required when an app requests
+            // WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, because we can't have an app that has
+            // write access without read access.  The hack here with the target
+            // target SDK version ensures that this grant is always done.
             new PackageParser.SplitPermissionInfo(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
                     new String[] { android.Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE },
-                    android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN),
+                    android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.CUR_DEVELOPMENT+1),
             new PackageParser.SplitPermissionInfo(android.Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS,
                     new String[] { android.Manifest.permission.READ_CALL_LOG },
                     android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN),
diff --git a/tools/aapt/Command.cpp b/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
index d428fef..0a5e590 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
@@ -1204,7 +1204,9 @@
             }
 
             // If the application has requested WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, we will
-            // force them to always take READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE as well.
+            // force them to always take READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE as well.  We always
+            // do this (regardless of target API version) because we can't have
+            // an app with write permission but not read permission.
             if (!hasReadExternalStoragePermission && hasWriteExternalStoragePermission) {
                 printf("uses-permission:'android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE'\n");
                 printf("uses-implied-permission:'android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE'," \