diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java
index 5777cad08ad65..1d9f10a96e03a 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public interface CommandsInterface {
     static final int CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_INVALID_TELESERVICE_ID     = 4;
     static final int CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_RESOURCE_SHORTAGE          = 35;
     static final int CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_OTHER_TERMINAL_PROBLEM     = 39;
+    static final int CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_ENCODING_PROBLEM           = 96;
 
     //***** Methods
 
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
index d895cd44956a7..c16b04d08b50b 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ final class CdmaSMSDispatcher extends SMSDispatcher {
             return CommandsInterface.CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_INVALID_TELESERVICE_ID;
         case Intents.RESULT_SMS_GENERIC_ERROR:
         default:
-            return CommandsInterface.CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_OTHER_TERMINAL_PROBLEM;
+            return CommandsInterface.CDMA_SMS_FAIL_CAUSE_ENCODING_PROBLEM;
         }
     }
 }