diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index 3eaa26e77bfc7..7b0571b2e7fcc 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -8914,7 +8914,8 @@ public class PackageManagerService extends IPackageManager.Stub
      * return {@code true} if any one application belongs to the shared user ID meets the criteria.
      */
     boolean canQueryPackage(int callingUid, @Nullable String targetPackageName) {
-        if (targetPackageName == null) {
+        // Since getSettingLPr returns null for ROOT_UID, add an extra check for it here.
+        if (callingUid == Process.ROOT_UID || targetPackageName == null) {
             return true;
         }
         synchronized (mLock) {