diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/GoogleLocationSettingManager.java b/core/java/android/webkit/GoogleLocationSettingManager.java
index 1b6e77cb764c4..508df3b5ac856 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/GoogleLocationSettingManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/GoogleLocationSettingManager.java
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@ class GoogleLocationSettingManager {
 
         @Override
         public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
-            maybeApplySetting(mContext);
+            // This may come after the call to doNotObserve() above,
+            // so mContext may be null.
+            if (mContext != null) {
+                maybeApplySetting(mContext);
+            }
         }
     }
 }