diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/BarringInfo.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/BarringInfo.java
index db3da17b6c050..92423a2f2218e 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/BarringInfo.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/BarringInfo.java
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ public final class BarringInfo implements Parcelable {
     /** @hide */
     @SystemApi
     public @NonNull BarringInfo createLocationInfoSanitizedCopy() {
+        // The only thing that would need sanitizing is the CellIdentity
+        if (mCellIdentity == null) return this;
+
         return new BarringInfo(mCellIdentity.sanitizeLocationInfo(), mBarringServiceInfos);
     }