diff --git a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcActivityManager.java b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcActivityManager.java
index f03fc0af86b35cf394c197cbe7befc578747fa8e..0e40db612708785b4da584e62603bd3084d74988 100644
--- a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcActivityManager.java
+++ b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcActivityManager.java
@@ -195,16 +195,25 @@ public final class NfcActivityManager extends IAppCallback.Stub
             Bundle extras) {
         boolean isResumed;
         Binder token;
+        int pollTech, listenTech;
         synchronized (NfcActivityManager.this) {
             NfcActivityState state = getActivityState(activity);
             state.readerCallback = callback;
             state.readerModeFlags = flags;
             state.readerModeExtras = extras;
+            pollTech = state.mPollTech;
+            listenTech = state.mListenTech;
             token = state.token;
             isResumed = state.resumed;
         }
         if (isResumed) {
-            setReaderMode(token, flags, extras);
+            if (listenTech != NfcAdapter.FLAG_USE_ALL_TECH
+                    || pollTech != NfcAdapter.FLAG_USE_ALL_TECH) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    "Cannot be used when alternative DiscoveryTechnology is set");
+            } else {
+                setReaderMode(token, flags, extras);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -385,15 +394,12 @@ public final class NfcActivityManager extends IAppCallback.Stub
         boolean readerModeFlagsSet;
         synchronized (NfcActivityManager.this) {
             NfcActivityState state = getActivityState(activity);
-            readerModeFlagsSet = state.readerModeFlags != 0;
             state.mListenTech = NfcAdapter.FLAG_USE_ALL_TECH;
             state.mPollTech = NfcAdapter.FLAG_USE_ALL_TECH;
             token = state.token;
             isResumed = state.resumed;
         }
-        if (readerModeFlagsSet) {
-            disableReaderMode(activity);
-        } else if (isResumed) {
+        if (isResumed) {
             changeDiscoveryTech(token, NfcAdapter.FLAG_USE_ALL_TECH, NfcAdapter.FLAG_USE_ALL_TECH);
         }
 
diff --git a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index 7e0a1111b5741062b33271720d3645fd29d2d0c9..e1c18843313d985e480a87a5888d671577848303 100644
--- a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -1846,10 +1846,7 @@ public final class NfcAdapter {
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
                 }
             }
-            mNfcActivityManager.enableReaderMode(activity, null, pollTechnology, null);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (pollTechnology == FLAG_READER_DISABLE) {
+        } else if (pollTechnology == FLAG_READER_DISABLE) {
             synchronized (sLock) {
                 if (!sHasCeFeature) {
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();