diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageProperty.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageProperty.java
index d18a02d9f3157..ee9ed3b905992 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageProperty.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageProperty.java
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class PackageProperty {
 
     private Property getApplicationProperty(String propertyName, String packageName) {
         final ArrayMap<String, ArrayList<Property>> packagePropertyMap =
-                mApplicationProperties.get(propertyName);
+                mApplicationProperties != null ? mApplicationProperties.get(propertyName) : null;
         if (packagePropertyMap == null) {
             return null;
         }