diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
index fc1392ac6b3e7..dd86d91517ece 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageManagerService.java
@@ -20710,7 +20710,29 @@ Slog.v(TAG, ":: stepped forward, applying functor at tag " + parser.getName());
 
     @Override
     public String getSystemTextClassifierPackageName() {
-        return mContext.getString(R.string.config_defaultTextClassifierPackage);
+        return ensureSystemPackageName(mContext.getString(
+                R.string.config_defaultTextClassifierPackage));
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    private String ensureSystemPackageName(@Nullable String packageName) {
+        if (packageName == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        long token = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+        try {
+            if (getPackageInfo(packageName, MATCH_FACTORY_ONLY, UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM) == null) {
+                PackageInfo packageInfo = getPackageInfo(packageName, 0, UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
+                if (packageInfo != null) {
+                    EventLog.writeEvent(0x534e4554, "145981139", packageInfo.applicationInfo.uid,
+                            "");
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+        } finally {
+            Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(token);
+        }
+        return packageName;
     }
 
     @Override