diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/model/PageContentRepository.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/model/PageContentRepository.java
index eb2c9207e18db..85b2490c68fb1 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/model/PageContentRepository.java
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/model/PageContentRepository.java
@@ -412,8 +412,6 @@ public final class PageContentRepository {
     }
 
     private static final class AsyncRenderer implements ServiceConnection {
-        private static final int MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR = -2;
-
         private final Object mLock = new Object();
 
         private final Context mContext;
@@ -486,7 +484,7 @@ public final class PageContentRepository {
                             return mRenderer.openDocument(source);
                         } catch (RemoteException re) {
                             Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Cannot open PDF document");
-                            return MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR;
+                            return PdfManipulationService.MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR;
                         } finally {
                             // Close the fd as we passed it to another process
                             // which took ownership.
@@ -497,7 +495,7 @@ public final class PageContentRepository {
 
                 @Override
                 public void onPostExecute(Integer pageCount) {
-                    if (pageCount == MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR) {
+                    if (pageCount == PdfManipulationService.MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR) {
                         mOnMalformedPdfFileListener.onMalformedPdfFile();
                         mPageCount = PrintDocumentInfo.PAGE_COUNT_UNKNOWN;
                     } else {
diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/renderer/PdfManipulationService.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/renderer/PdfManipulationService.java
index 62716b2168514..00e505149d1de 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/renderer/PdfManipulationService.java
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/renderer/PdfManipulationService.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public final class PdfManipulationService extends Service {
     public static final String ACTION_GET_EDITOR =
             "com.android.printspooler.renderer.ACTION_GET_EDITOR";
 
+    public static final int MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR = -2;
+
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "PdfManipulationService";
     private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ public final class PdfManipulationService extends Service {
                 } catch (IOException|IllegalStateException e) {
                     IoUtils.closeQuietly(source);
                     Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Cannot open file", e);
-                    throw new RemoteException(e.toString());
+                    return MALFORMED_PDF_FILE_ERROR;
                 }
             }
         }