diff --git a/core/java/android/app/LoadedApk.java b/core/java/android/app/LoadedApk.java
index f9b48e7..ffd02c9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/LoadedApk.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/LoadedApk.java
@@ -802,12 +802,9 @@
 
         makePaths(mActivityThread, isBundledApp, mApplicationInfo, zipPaths, libPaths);
 
-        String libraryPermittedPath = mDataDir;
-        if (mActivityThread == null) {
-            // In a zygote context where mActivityThread is null we can't access the app data dir
-            // and including this in libraryPermittedPath would cause SELinux denials.
-            libraryPermittedPath = "";
-        }
+        // Including an inaccessible dir in libraryPermittedPath would cause SELinux denials
+        // when the loader attempts to canonicalise the path. so we don't.
+        String libraryPermittedPath = canAccessDataDir() ? mDataDir : "";
 
         if (isBundledApp) {
             // For bundled apps, add the base directory of the app (e.g.,
@@ -951,6 +948,33 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return whether we can access the package's private data directory in order to be able to
+     * load code from it.
+     */
+    private boolean canAccessDataDir() {
+        // In a zygote context where mActivityThread is null we can't access the app data dir.
+        if (mActivityThread == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // A package can access its own data directory (the common case, so short-circuit it).
+        if (Objects.equals(mPackageName, ActivityThread.currentPackageName())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Temporarily disable logging of disk reads on the Looper thread as this is necessary -
+        // and the loader will access the directory anyway if we don't check it.
+        StrictMode.ThreadPolicy oldPolicy = allowThreadDiskReads();
+        try {
+            // We are constructing a classloader for a different package. It is likely,
+            // but not certain, that we can't acccess its app data dir - so check.
+            return new File(mDataDir).canExecute();
+        } finally {
+            setThreadPolicy(oldPolicy);
+        }
+    }
+
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
         synchronized (this) {