diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/ServiceState.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/ServiceState.java
index 9c831b9be0ddd..e971d08aae7a5 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/ServiceState.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/ServiceState.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package android.telephony;
 
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
-import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -496,9 +495,8 @@ public class ServiceState implements Parcelable {
      *
      * @return Current serving cell bandwidths
      */
-    @Nullable
     public int[] getCellBandwidths() {
-        return mCellBandwidths;
+        return mCellBandwidths == null ? new int[0] : mCellBandwidths;
     }
 
     /**