diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/SignalClusterView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/SignalClusterView.java
index f17b143e343d7..ff84243c69f54 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/SignalClusterView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/SignalClusterView.java
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ public class SignalClusterView
     public boolean dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
         // Standard group layout onPopulateAccessibilityEvent() implementations
         // ignore content description, so populate manually
-        if (mWifiVisible && mWifiGroup.getContentDescription() != null)
+        if (mWifiVisible && mWifiGroup != null && mWifiGroup.getContentDescription() != null)
             event.getText().add(mWifiGroup.getContentDescription());
-        if (mMobileVisible && mMobileGroup.getContentDescription() != null)
+        if (mMobileVisible && mMobileGroup != null && mMobileGroup.getContentDescription() != null)
             event.getText().add(mMobileGroup.getContentDescription());
         return super.dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(event);
     }