diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 5bd33be3bf5..9d6e740beb1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends Activity
         mSearchMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);
         mSearchView = (SearchView) mSearchMenuItem.getActionView();
 
+        if (mSearchMenuItem == null || mSearchView == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         mSearchMenuItem.setOnActionExpandListener(this);
         mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
         mSearchView.setOnCloseListener(this);
@@ -1285,6 +1289,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends Activity
         mSearchMenuItemExpanded = false;
         getFragmentManager().popBackStackImmediate(SettingsActivity.BACK_STACK_PREFS,
                 FragmentManager.POP_BACK_STACK_INCLUSIVE);
-        mSearchMenuItem.collapseActionView();
+        if (mSearchMenuItem != null) {
+            mSearchMenuItem.collapseActionView();
+        }
     }
 }