--- a/mobile/android/base/FennecManifest_permissions.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/FennecManifest_permissions.xml.in
@@ -5,19 +5,22 @@
      they can be easily shared between the two APKs. -->
 
 #include ../services/manifests/FxAccountAndroidManifest_permissions.xml.in
 
 #ifdef MOZ_ANDROID_SEARCH_ACTIVITY
 #include ../search/manifests/SearchAndroidManifest_permissions.xml.in
 #endif
 
-#ifdef MOZ_ANDROID_GCM
+<!-- Bug 1261302: we have two new permissions to request,
+     RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED and the permission for push.  We want to ask for
+     them during the same release, which should be Fennec 48.  Therefore we
+     decouple the push permission from MOZ_ANDROID_GCM to let it ride ahead
+     (potentially) of the push feature. -->
 #include GcmAndroidManifest_permissions.xml.in
-#endif
 
     <!-- A signature level permission specific to each Firefox version (Android
          package name, e.g., org.mozilla.firefox).  Use this permission to
          broadcast securely within a single Firefox version.  This needs to
          agree with GlobalConstants.PER_ANDROID_PACKAGE_PERMISSION. -->
     <permission
         android:name="@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@.permission.PER_ANDROID_PACKAGE"
         android:protectionLevel="signature"/>