diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/graph/SignalDrawable.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/graph/SignalDrawable.java
index cb0b7c2bac836..98eb57300f0ba 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/graph/SignalDrawable.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/graph/SignalDrawable.java
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ public class SignalDrawable extends DrawableWrapper {
 
     /** Returns the state representing empty mobile signal with the given number of levels. */
     public static int getEmptyState(int numLevels) {
-        // TODO empty state == 0 state. does there need to be a new drawable for this?
-        return getState(0, numLevels, false);
+        return getState(0, numLevels, true);
     }
 
     /** Returns the state representing carrier change with the given number of levels. */