diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java
index e7181e23f15d5..c32ae97da14f0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/whitebalance/DisplayWhiteBalanceController.java
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class DisplayWhiteBalanceController implements
         final long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
         float ambientColorTemperature = mColorTemperatureFilter.getEstimate(time);
 
-        if (mAmbientToDisplayColorTemperatureSpline != null) {
+        if (mAmbientToDisplayColorTemperatureSpline != null && ambientColorTemperature != -1.0f) {
             ambientColorTemperature =
                 mAmbientToDisplayColorTemperatureSpline.interpolate(ambientColorTemperature);
         }