diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/ColorFade.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/ColorFade.java
index a16fcd2fa112e..2541050f406d1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/ColorFade.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/ColorFade.java
@@ -547,6 +547,11 @@ final class ColorFade {
                 logEglError("eglChooseConfig");
                 return false;
             }
+            if (numEglConfigs[0] <= 0) {
+                Slog.e(TAG, "no valid config found");
+                return false;
+            }
+
             mEglConfig = eglConfigs[0];
         }