diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
index 5b9e23228dcbe..52cab556d11c0 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
@@ -2583,8 +2583,14 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
     @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE)
     public void setPreferredDataSubscriptionId(int subId) {
         if (VDBG) logd("[setPreferredDataSubscriptionId]+ subId:" + subId);
-        setSubscriptionPropertyHelper(DEFAULT_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, "setPreferredDataSubscriptionId",
-                (iSub)-> iSub.setPreferredDataSubscriptionId(subId));
+        try {
+            ISub iSub = ISub.Stub.asInterface(ServiceManager.getService("isub"));
+            if (iSub != null) {
+                iSub.setPreferredDataSubscriptionId(subId);
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            // ignore it
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
index a49d2d976d16f..6ce9de4ca6778 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ interface ISub {
      * @hide
      *
      */
-    int setPreferredDataSubscriptionId(int subId);
+    void setPreferredDataSubscriptionId(int subId);
 
     /**
      * Get which subscription is preferred for cellular data.