diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
index 7715727f6d73e..c7a43153c0aa9 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ public class Vpn {
         } else {
             for (Network underlying : underlyingNetworks) {
                 final NetworkCapabilities underlyingCaps = cm.getNetworkCapabilities(underlying);
+                if (underlyingCaps == null) continue;
                 for (int underlyingType : underlyingCaps.getTransportTypes()) {
                     transportTypes = ArrayUtils.appendInt(transportTypes, underlyingType);
                 }