diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowControllerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowControllerImpl.java
index 5aecb727517fa..0c8122cc9afb6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowControllerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowControllerImpl.java
@@ -666,7 +666,9 @@ public class NotificationShadeWindowControllerImpl implements NotificationShadeW
         pw.println(TAG + ":");
         pw.println("  mKeyguardDisplayMode=" + mKeyguardDisplayMode);
         pw.println(mCurrentState);
-        mNotificationShadeView.getViewRootImpl().dump("  ", pw);
+        if (mNotificationShadeView != null && mNotificationShadeView.getViewRootImpl() != null) {
+            mNotificationShadeView.getViewRootImpl().dump("  ", pw);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override