diff --git a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
index 2a2aaea035ffa..05a9863cb2667 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
@@ -3039,7 +3039,7 @@ public class LocationManager {
         protected GnssRequest merge(@NonNull List<GnssRequest> requests) {
             Preconditions.checkArgument(!requests.isEmpty());
             for (GnssRequest request : requests) {
-                if (request.isFullTracking()) {
+                if (request != null && request.isFullTracking()) {
                     return request;
                 }
             }