diff --git a/core/java/android/os/WorkSource.java b/core/java/android/os/WorkSource.java
index e899f7729efa7..65528e3069433 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/WorkSource.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/WorkSource.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class WorkSource implements Parcelable {
         mNames = in.createStringArray();
 
         int numChains = in.readInt();
-        if (numChains > 0) {
+        if (numChains >= 0) {
             mChains = new ArrayList<>(numChains);
             in.readParcelableList(mChains, WorkChain.class.getClassLoader(), android.os.WorkSource.WorkChain.class);
         } else {