diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 26dde1e15e0fc..4185aea5278d6 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     public void listen(PhoneStateListener listener, int events) {
         String pkgForDebug = mContext != null ? mContext.getPackageName() : "<unknown>";
         try {
-            Boolean notifyNow = (getITelephony() != null);
+            Boolean notifyNow = true;
             sRegistry.listen(pkgForDebug, listener.callback, events, notifyNow);
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
             // system process dead