diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java
index 14c5f4bebebb2..964a31304db59 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/SmsMessage.java
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ public class SmsMessage extends SmsMessageBase {
         int bearerDataLength;
         SmsEnvelope env = new SmsEnvelope();
         CdmaSmsAddress addr = new CdmaSmsAddress();
+        // We currently do not parse subaddress in PDU, but it is required when determining
+        // fingerprint (see getIncomingSmsFingerprint()).
+        CdmaSmsSubaddress subaddr = new CdmaSmsSubaddress();
 
         try {
             env.messageType = dis.readInt();
@@ -520,6 +523,7 @@ public class SmsMessage extends SmsMessageBase {
         // link the filled objects to this SMS
         mOriginatingAddress = addr;
         env.origAddress = addr;
+        env.origSubaddress = subaddr;
         mEnvelope = env;
         mPdu = pdu;
 
@@ -1009,8 +1013,11 @@ public class SmsMessage extends SmsMessageBase {
         output.write(mEnvelope.teleService);
         output.write(mEnvelope.origAddress.origBytes, 0, mEnvelope.origAddress.origBytes.length);
         output.write(mEnvelope.bearerData, 0, mEnvelope.bearerData.length);
-        output.write(mEnvelope.origSubaddress.origBytes, 0,
-                mEnvelope.origSubaddress.origBytes.length);
+        // subaddress is not set when parsing some MT SMS.
+        if (mEnvelope.origSubaddress != null && mEnvelope.origSubaddress.origBytes != null) {
+            output.write(mEnvelope.origSubaddress.origBytes, 0,
+                    mEnvelope.origSubaddress.origBytes.length);
+        }
 
         return output.toByteArray();
     }