diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettings.java
index 6f6ba8efa71..5398e9bf7a4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettings.java
@@ -148,12 +148,13 @@ public class TetherSettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
         super.onCreate(icicle);
+        // Even when the UI is restricted, addPreferencesFromResource cannot be omitted.
+        addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.tether_prefs);
         setIfOnlyAvailableForAdmins(true);
         if (isUiRestricted()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.tether_prefs);
         mContext = getContext();
         mDataSaverBackend = new DataSaverBackend(mContext);
         mDataSaverEnabled = mDataSaverBackend.isDataSaverEnabled();
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettingsTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettingsTest.java
index bf03e82657a..7fe11879574 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettingsTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/network/tether/TetherSettingsTest.java
@@ -131,10 +131,12 @@ public class TetherSettingsTest {
     @Test
     @Config(shadows = ShadowRestrictedSettingsFragment.class)
     public void onCreate_isUiRestricted_doNotSetupViewModel() {
+        doNothing().when(mTetherSettings).addPreferencesFromResource(anyInt());
         when(mTetherSettings.isUiRestricted()).thenReturn(true);
 
         mTetherSettings.onCreate(null);
 
+        verify(mTetherSettings).addPreferencesFromResource(anyInt());
         verify(mTetherSettings, never()).setupViewModel();
     }