diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyguardUserSwitcherListView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyguardUserSwitcherListView.java
index 20b66f03192e8..cd8894cae684d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyguardUserSwitcherListView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/KeyguardUserSwitcherListView.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class KeyguardUserSwitcherListView extends AlphaOptimizedLinearLayout {
             }
         }
 
-        if (animate) {
+        if (animate && userItemViews.length > 1) {
             // AnimationUtils will immediately hide/show the first item in the array. Since the
             // first view is the current user, we want to manage its visibility separately.
             // Set first item to null so AnimationUtils ignores it.