diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java
index e1d7eb3cbb193..c2efeeecd06c8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/UdfpsController.java
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ public class UdfpsController implements DozeReceiver, HbmCallback {
 
     @Override
     public void dozeTimeTick() {
+        if (mView == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         mView.dozeTimeTick();
     }