diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index a690e3c049955..a744486aca371 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -484,7 +484,12 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      * @return true if a ICC card is present
      */
     public boolean hasIccCard() {
-        return PhoneFactory.getDefaultPhone().getIccCard().hasIccCard();
+        try {
+            return getITelephony().hasIccCard();
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            // Assume no ICC card if remote exception which shouldn't happen
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 63c23ae569547..2328717c19cbe 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -252,5 +252,10 @@ interface ITelephony {
       * Returns the network type
       */
     int getNetworkType();
+    
+    /**
+     * Return true if an ICC card is present
+     */
+    boolean hasIccCard();
 }