diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
index cfdb3fb7888d4..2edf978775d5e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/Settings.java
@@ -3742,11 +3742,16 @@ public final class Settings implements Watchable, Snappable, ResilientAtomicFile
             if (parser.getName().equals(TAG_PERMISSIONS)) {
                 final LegacyPermissionState legacyState;
                 if (ps.hasSharedUser()) {
-                    legacyState = getSettingLPr(ps.getSharedUserAppId()).getLegacyPermissionState();
+                    final SettingBase sharedUserSettings = getSettingLPr(
+                            ps.getSharedUserAppId());
+                    legacyState = sharedUserSettings != null
+                            ? sharedUserSettings.getLegacyPermissionState() : null;
                 } else {
                     legacyState = ps.getLegacyPermissionState();
                 }
-                readInstallPermissionsLPr(parser, legacyState, users);
+                if (legacyState != null) {
+                    readInstallPermissionsLPr(parser, legacyState, users);
+                }
             } else if (parser.getName().equals(TAG_USES_STATIC_LIB)) {
                 readUsesStaticLibLPw(parser, ps);
             } else if (parser.getName().equals(TAG_USES_SDK_LIB)) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
index a299b56a191be..a3ab8898d9612 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/PermissionManagerServiceImpl.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ import com.android.server.pm.parsing.pkg.AndroidPackageUtils;
 import com.android.server.pm.pkg.AndroidPackage;
 import com.android.server.pm.pkg.PackageState;
 import com.android.server.pm.pkg.PackageStateInternal;
+import com.android.server.pm.pkg.SharedUserApi;
 import com.android.server.pm.pkg.component.ComponentMutateUtils;
 import com.android.server.pm.pkg.component.ParsedPermission;
 import com.android.server.pm.pkg.component.ParsedPermissionGroup;
@@ -4446,8 +4447,13 @@ public class PermissionManagerServiceImpl implements PermissionManagerServiceInt
             final int appId = ps.getAppId();
             final LegacyPermissionState legacyState;
             if (ps.hasSharedUser()) {
-                legacyState = mPackageManagerInt.getSharedUserApi(
-                        ps.getSharedUserAppId()).getSharedUserLegacyPermissionState();
+                final int sharedUserId = ps.getSharedUserAppId();
+                SharedUserApi sharedUserApi = mPackageManagerInt.getSharedUserApi(sharedUserId);
+                if (sharedUserApi == null) {
+                    Slog.wtf(TAG, "Missing shared user Api for " + sharedUserId);
+                    return;
+                }
+                legacyState = sharedUserApi.getSharedUserLegacyPermissionState();
             } else {
                 legacyState = ps.getLegacyPermissionState();
             }
@@ -4492,8 +4498,13 @@ public class PermissionManagerServiceImpl implements PermissionManagerServiceInt
             ps.setInstallPermissionsFixed(false);
             final LegacyPermissionState legacyState;
             if (ps.hasSharedUser()) {
-                legacyState = mPackageManagerInt.getSharedUserApi(
-                        ps.getSharedUserAppId()).getSharedUserLegacyPermissionState();
+                final int sharedUserId = ps.getSharedUserAppId();
+                SharedUserApi sharedUserApi = mPackageManagerInt.getSharedUserApi(sharedUserId);
+                if (sharedUserApi == null) {
+                    Slog.wtf(TAG, "Missing shared user Api for " + sharedUserId);
+                    return;
+                }
+                legacyState = sharedUserApi.getSharedUserLegacyPermissionState();
             } else {
                 legacyState = ps.getLegacyPermissionState();
             }