diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp
index 97719da..a79f8ae 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/AudioPolicyClientImplLegacy.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@
     if (pSamplingRate == NULL || pFormat == NULL || pChannelMask == NULL || pDevices == NULL) {
         return AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE;
     }
+
+    if (((*pDevices & AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_REMOTE_SUBMIX) == AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_REMOTE_SUBMIX)
+            && !captureAudioOutputAllowed()) {
+        ALOGE("open_input() permission denied: capture not allowed");
+        return AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE;
+    }
+
     audio_config_t config = AUDIO_CONFIG_INITIALIZER;;
     config.sample_rate = *pSamplingRate;
     config.format = *pFormat;