diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java
index 523a2dca7a185..c1e9526a9127f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDeviceConfig.java
@@ -1941,8 +1941,8 @@ public class DisplayDeviceConfig {
     }
 
     private void setProxSensorUnspecified() {
-        mProximitySensor.name = "";
-        mProximitySensor.type = "";
+        mProximitySensor.name = null;
+        mProximitySensor.type = null;
     }
 
     private void loadProxSensorFromDdc(DisplayConfiguration config) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/utils/SensorUtils.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/utils/SensorUtils.java
index cb40b406899f6..4924ad525fccf 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/utils/SensorUtils.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/utils/SensorUtils.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public class SensorUtils {
      */
     public static Sensor findSensor(SensorManager sensorManager, String sensorType,
             String sensorName, int fallbackType) {
+        if ("".equals(sensorName) && "".equals(sensorType)) {
+            return null;
+        }
         final boolean isNameSpecified = !TextUtils.isEmpty(sensorName);
         final boolean isTypeSpecified = !TextUtils.isEmpty(sensorType);
         if (isNameSpecified || isTypeSpecified) {