diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
index 6d82e51c14af5..37d3d32efc345 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ public class SmsMessage {
                     destinationAddress, message, statusReportRequested);
         }
 
-        return new SubmitPdu(spb);
+        return spb != null ? new SubmitPdu(spb) : null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ public class SmsMessage {
                     destinationAddress, destinationPort, data, statusReportRequested);
         }
 
-        return new SubmitPdu(spb);
+        return spb != null ? new SubmitPdu(spb) : null;
     }
 
     // TODO: SubmitPdu class is used for SMS-DELIVER also now. Refactor for SubmitPdu and new