diff --git a/media/java/android/media/Utils.java b/media/java/android/media/Utils.java
index 9e01e65031102..2cd3c433407a1 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/Utils.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/Utils.java
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ class Utils {
     }
 
     static int parseIntSafely(Object o, int fallback) {
+        if (o == null) {
+            return fallback;
+        }
         try {
             String s = (String)o;
             return Integer.parseInt(s);