diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index 2b431b6c3ea5c..dc2b6f8d3b647 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -1459,8 +1459,9 @@ public final class SystemServer implements Dumpable {
                     Slog.i(TAG, SECONDARY_ZYGOTE_PRELOAD);
                     TimingsTraceAndSlog traceLog = TimingsTraceAndSlog.newAsyncLog();
                     traceLog.traceBegin(SECONDARY_ZYGOTE_PRELOAD);
-                    if (!Process.ZYGOTE_PROCESS.preloadDefault(Build.SUPPORTED_32_BIT_ABIS[0])) {
-                        Slog.e(TAG, "Unable to preload default resources");
+                    String[] abis32 = Build.SUPPORTED_32_BIT_ABIS;
+                    if (abis32.length > 0 && !Process.ZYGOTE_PROCESS.preloadDefault(abis32[0])) {
+                        Slog.e(TAG, "Unable to preload default resources for secondary");
                     }
                     traceLog.traceEnd();
                 } catch (Exception ex) {