diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index cacde7f4a5471..9e97216ac632e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ public final class NfcAdapter {
                 /* Stale sService pointer */
                 if (sIsInitialized) sIsInitialized = false;
             }
+            return null;
         }
         /* Try to initialize the service */
         NfcManager manager = (NfcManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NFC_SERVICE);