diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java b/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java
index 922b8e7ae14f8..7e94b8919c5cc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@ public final class HdmiRecordSources {
      */
     @SystemApi
     public static boolean checkRecordSource(byte[] recordSource) {
+        if (recordSource == null || recordSource.length == 0) return false;
+
         int recordSourceType = recordSource[0];
         int extraDataSize = recordSource.length - 1;
         switch (recordSourceType) {