diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
index 033f63b292f14..53dbb9336b36a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/StorageManagerService.java
@@ -4095,7 +4095,7 @@ class StorageManagerService extends IStorageManager.Stub
             if (!hasLegacy && !mIsFuseEnabled) {
                 ApplicationInfo ai = mIPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(packageName,
                         0, UserHandle.getUserId(uid));
-                hasLegacy = ai.hasRequestedLegacyExternalStorage();
+                hasLegacy = (ai != null && ai.hasRequestedLegacyExternalStorage());
             }
 
             if (hasLegacy && hasWrite) {