diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java
index c2bed8816da96..6657060228871 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ public abstract class IccCard {
 
         // this is common for all radio technologies
         if (!mIccCardStatus.getCardState().isCardPresent()) {
-            return IccCard.State.NOT_READY;
+            return IccCard.State.ABSENT;
         }
 
         RadioState currentRadioState = mPhone.mCM.getRadioState();