diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index a9f1685480c70..2857ac53797ad 100644
--- a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ public final class NfcAdapter {
         /* use getSystemService() instead of just instantiating to take
          * advantage of the context's cached NfcManager & NfcAdapter */
         NfcManager manager = (NfcManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NFC_SERVICE);
+        if (manager == null) {
+            // NFC not available
+            return null;
+        }
         return manager.getDefaultAdapter();
     }