diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyInternal.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyInternal.java
index ea8616c4551b1..7760c1edd9e6f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyInternal.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyInternal.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.server.policy;
 
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.content.Intent;
 
 /**
@@ -34,5 +35,5 @@ public abstract class PermissionPolicyInternal {
      * @return whether the activity should be started
      */
     public abstract boolean checkStartActivity(@NonNull Intent intent, int callingUid,
-            @NonNull String callingPackage);
+            @Nullable String callingPackage);
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyService.java
index 570a15310089b..c809aca371a05 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PermissionPolicyService.java
@@ -480,8 +480,9 @@ public final class PermissionPolicyService extends SystemService {
 
         @Override
         public boolean checkStartActivity(@NonNull Intent intent, int callingUid,
-                @NonNull String callingPackage) {
-            if (isActionRemovedForCallingPackage(intent.getAction(), callingPackage)) {
+                @Nullable String callingPackage) {
+            if (callingPackage != null && isActionRemovedForCallingPackage(intent.getAction(),
+                    callingPackage)) {
                 Slog.w(LOG_TAG, "Action Removed: starting " + intent.toString() + " from "
                         + callingPackage + " (uid=" + callingUid + ")");
                 return false;