diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/deviceinfo/AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/deviceinfo/AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController.java
index 1d433e767e5bd9a97fe34823f82d5ab3a1c56552..943e3fc27ebbd6da5659b62072c6dc5cc56eb27c 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/deviceinfo/AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/deviceinfo/AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController
 
     @Override
     public boolean isAvailable() {
-        return true;
+        return mWifiManager != null;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController
     @Override
     public void displayPreference(PreferenceScreen screen) {
         super.displayPreference(screen);
-        if (isAvailable()) {
-            mWifiMacAddress = screen.findPreference(KEY_WIFI_MAC_ADDRESS);
-            updateConnectivity();
-        }
+        mWifiMacAddress = screen.findPreference(KEY_WIFI_MAC_ADDRESS);
+        updateConnectivity();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -84,16 +82,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractWifiMacAddressPreferenceController
     @SuppressLint("HardwareIds")
     @Override
     protected void updateConnectivity() {
+        if (mWifiManager == null || mWifiMacAddress == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         final String[] macAddresses = mWifiManager.getFactoryMacAddresses();
         String macAddress = null;
         if (macAddresses != null && macAddresses.length > 0) {
             macAddress = macAddresses[0];
         }
 
-        if (mWifiMacAddress == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(macAddress) || macAddress.equals(WifiInfo.DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS)) {
             mWifiMacAddress.setSummary(R.string.status_unavailable);
         } else {