diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/PhoneNumberUtils.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/PhoneNumberUtils.java
index 8b85d8ca7d884..3ae210636f84f 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/PhoneNumberUtils.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/PhoneNumberUtils.java
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ public class PhoneNumberUtils
         String number = null;
 
         Uri uri = intent.getData();
+
+        if (uri == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         String scheme = uri.getScheme();
 
         if (scheme.equals("tel") || scheme.equals("sip")) {