diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 04af5c93160d6..8b82b56dfcf29 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -13639,6 +13639,9 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
         mInjector.binderWithCleanCallingIdentity(() -> {
             // Clear restriction as user.
             final UserHandle parentUser = mUserManager.getProfileParent(UserHandle.of(userId));
+            if (parentUser == null) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("User %d is not a profile", userId));
+            }
             if (!parentUser.isSystem()) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException(
                         String.format("Only the profile owner of a managed profile on the"