diff --git a/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyPermissions.java b/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyPermissions.java
index caafce2f1a7e4..29a952a5d6d12 100644
--- a/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyPermissions.java
+++ b/telephony/common/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyPermissions.java
@@ -862,9 +862,12 @@ public final class TelephonyPermissions {
                         + " destAddr is emergency number");
                 return true;
             }
-        }   finally {
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Cannot verify if destAddr is an emergency number: " + e);
+        } finally {
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(token);
         }
+
         return checkSubscriptionAssociatedWithUser(context, subId, callerUserHandle);
     }