diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NdefRecord.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NdefRecord.java
index ed1c5b3e0f6b9..2d9dae973b093 100644
--- a/core/java/android/nfc/NdefRecord.java
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NdefRecord.java
@@ -688,7 +688,8 @@ public final class NdefRecord implements Parcelable {
                         }
                     } catch (FormatException e) {  }
                 } else if (Arrays.equals(mType, RTD_URI)) {
-                    return parseWktUri().normalizeScheme();
+                    Uri wktUri = parseWktUri();
+                    return (wktUri != null ? wktUri.normalizeScheme() : null);
                 }
                 break;