diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 113744f..baab926 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -1622,6 +1622,12 @@
         clientPid = callingPid;
     }
 
+    // check calling permissions
+    if (!recordingAllowed(input.opPackageName, input.clientInfo.clientTid, clientUid)) {
+        ALOGE("createRecord() permission denied: recording not allowed");
+        lStatus = PERMISSION_DENIED;
+        goto Exit;
+    }
     // we don't yet support anything other than linear PCM
     if (!audio_is_valid_format(input.config.format) || !audio_is_linear_pcm(input.config.format)) {
         ALOGE("createRecord() invalid format %#x", input.config.format);