diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
index db720bb52558b..5ff9c0ce3c847 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ public class SettingsProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
                 // Special case for location (sigh).
                 if (isLocationProvidersAllowedRestricted(name, callingUserId, owningUserId)) {
-                    return null;
+                    continue;
                 }
 
                 Setting setting = mSettingsRegistry.getSettingLocked(
@@ -871,7 +871,8 @@ public class SettingsProvider extends ContentProvider {
 
         // Special case for location (sigh).
         if (isLocationProvidersAllowedRestricted(name, callingUserId, owningUserId)) {
-            return null;
+            return mSettingsRegistry.getSettingsLocked(SETTINGS_TYPE_SECURE,
+                    owningUserId).getNullSetting();
         }
 
         // Get the value.
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java
index 6dfd0e6786149..2de0618c6564e 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsState.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.providers.settings;
 
-import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
@@ -159,6 +158,10 @@ final class SettingsState {
         return mVersion;
     }
 
+    public Setting getNullSetting() {
+        return mNullSetting;
+    }
+
     // The settings provider must hold its lock when calling here.
     public void setVersionLocked(int version) {
         if (version == mVersion) {