diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
index 3c890a18e3445..3e51ff6e75d2b 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
@@ -2971,6 +2971,7 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
      * permission or had carrier privilege permission on the subscription.
      * {@link TelephonyManager#hasCarrierPrivileges()}
      *
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if Telephony service is in bad state.
      * @throws SecurityException if the caller doesn't meet the requirements
      *             outlined above.
      *