diff --git a/sdk/src/java/org/lineageos/internal/util/TelephonyExtUtils.java b/sdk/src/java/org/lineageos/internal/util/TelephonyExtUtils.java
index 776470a4..77893cf9 100644
--- a/sdk/src/java/org/lineageos/internal/util/TelephonyExtUtils.java
+++ b/sdk/src/java/org/lineageos/internal/util/TelephonyExtUtils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.os.IBinder.DeathRecipient;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
@@ -81,6 +82,17 @@ public final class TelephonyExtUtils {
         }
     };
 
+    private final DeathRecipient mDeathRecipient = new DeathRecipient() {
+        @Override
+        public void binderDied() {
+            if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Binder died");
+            synchronized(TelephonyExtUtils.class) {
+                mExtTelephony.asBinder().unlinkToDeath(mDeathRecipient, 0);
+                mExtTelephony = null;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     // This class is not supposed to be instantiated externally
     private TelephonyExtUtils(Context context) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Registering listeners!");
@@ -265,10 +277,15 @@ public final class TelephonyExtUtils {
             try {
                 mExtTelephony =
                         IExtTelephony.Stub.asInterface(ServiceManager.getService("extphone"));
+                if (mExtTelephony != null) {
+                    mExtTelephony.asBinder().linkToDeath(mDeathRecipient, 0);
+                }
             } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ex) {
                 // Ignore, device does not ship with telephony-ext
                 Log.d(TAG, "Failed to get telephony extension service!");
                 mNoServiceAvailable = true;
+            } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "linkToDeath failed!");
             }
         }