diff --git a/res/values/arrays.xml b/res/values/arrays.xml
index 9ec4f0f2af3..97f59c12a88 100644
--- a/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -1647,6 +1647,8 @@
     <!-- Packages that will not show Display over other apps permission -->
     <string-array name="display_over_apps_permission_change_exempt">
     </string-array>
-    <string-array name="fingerprint_acquired_vendor" />
+    <string-array name="fingerprint_acquired_vendor">
+        <item>Fingerprint is immobile</item>
+    </string-array>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/fingerprint/feature/SfpsEnrollmentFeatureImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/fingerprint/feature/SfpsEnrollmentFeatureImpl.java
index a70144d47e7..d382912efe3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/fingerprint/feature/SfpsEnrollmentFeatureImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/fingerprint/feature/SfpsEnrollmentFeatureImpl.java
@@ -200,7 +200,14 @@ public class SfpsEnrollmentFeatureImpl implements SfpsEnrollmentFeature {
 
     private static String getVendorString(Context ctx, int index) {
         String[] strings = ctx.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.fingerprint_acquired_vendor);
-        Preconditions.checkArgumentInRange(index, 0, strings.length - 1, "vendor string index");
+        if (strings == null || strings.length == 0) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Vendor string array is null or empty");
+            return "";
+        }
+        if (index < 0 || index >= strings.length) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "vendor string index is out of range: " + index + " (size: " + strings.length + ")");
+            return "";
+        }
         return strings[index];
     }