diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index 10e8a535014ba..01a1c18b99a21 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@ final class SystemServiceRegistry {
             @Override
             public MidiManager createService(ContextImpl ctx) {
                 IBinder b = ServiceManager.getService(Context.MIDI_SERVICE);
+                if (b == null) {
+                    return null;
+                }
                 return new MidiManager(IMidiManager.Stub.asInterface(b));
             }});