diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 7f6895a4cf832..149eb5debc744 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -6101,7 +6101,9 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
             delegates = getDelegatePackagesInternalLocked(scope, userId);
         }
-        if (delegates.size() != 1) {
+        if (delegates.size() == 0) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (delegates.size() > 1) {
             Slog.wtf(LOG_TAG, "More than one delegate holds " + scope);
             return null;
         }