diff --git a/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java b/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java
index aa8b71c5ea42b..fd9188b795993 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/BoringLayout.java
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ public class BoringLayout extends Layout implements TextUtils.EllipsizeCallback
         return mMax;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public float getLineWidth(int line) {
+        return (line == 0 ? mMax : 0);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final Directions getLineDirections(int line) {
         return Layout.DIRS_ALL_LEFT_TO_RIGHT;