diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 791de8ccd1b12..f515b2dd45f0f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -3783,9 +3783,11 @@
     <integer name="config_stableDeviceDisplayWidth">-1</integer>
     <integer name="config_stableDeviceDisplayHeight">-1</integer>
 
-    <!-- Decide whether to display 'No service' on status bar instead of 'Emergency calls only'
-         when SIM is unready. -->
-    <bool name="config_display_no_service_when_sim_unready">false</bool>
+    <!-- List of countries in which we display 'No service' on status bar
+         instead of 'Emergency calls only' when SIM is unready. -->
+    <string-array translatable="false" name="config_display_no_service_when_sim_unready">
+        <item>"DE"</item>
+    </string-array>
 
     <!-- Class names of device specific services inheriting com.android.server.SystemService. The
          classes are instantiated in the order of the array. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 299598b31e846..6c908aac1ee82 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -3557,7 +3557,7 @@
 
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_stableDeviceDisplayWidth" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_stableDeviceDisplayHeight" />
-  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_display_no_service_when_sim_unready" />
+  <java-symbol type="array" name="config_display_no_service_when_sim_unready" />
 
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="slice_grid" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="slice_message_local" />