diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index f6f3d6efa66c9..62b75d0b28258 100644
--- a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ public final class NfcAdapter {
      * @hide
      */
     public INfcAdapter getService() {
+        isEnabled();  // NOP call to recover sService if it is stale
         return sService;
     }
 
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ public final class NfcAdapter {
      * @hide
      */
     public INfcTag getTagService() {
+        isEnabled();  // NOP call to recover sTagService if it is stale
         return sTagService;
     }