diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
index ca1d83e2bd15b..abe95fa804781 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class TaskFragment extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
             return this;
         }
 
-        TaskFragment parentTaskFragment = getParent().asTaskFragment();
+        TaskFragment parentTaskFragment = getParent() != null ? getParent().asTaskFragment() : null;
         return parentTaskFragment != null ? parentTaskFragment.getOrganizedTaskFragment() : null;
     }