diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/face/FaceSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/face/FaceSettings.java
index c1ee545fea3..a493ae01dc9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/face/FaceSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/biometrics/face/FaceSettings.java
@@ -323,16 +323,18 @@ public class FaceSettings extends DashboardFragment {
 
                 @Override
                 protected boolean isPageSearchEnabled(Context context) {
-                    return isAvailable(context);
+                    if (isAvailable(context)) {
+                        return hasEnrolledBiometrics(context);
+                    }
+
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 @Override
                 public List<String> getNonIndexableKeys(Context context) {
                     final List<String> keys = super.getNonIndexableKeys(context);
                     if (isAvailable(context)) {
-                        final FaceManager faceManager = context.getSystemService(FaceManager.class);
-                        final boolean hasEnrolled = faceManager.hasEnrolledTemplates(
-                                UserHandle.myUserId());
+                        final boolean hasEnrolled = hasEnrolledBiometrics(context);
                         keys.add(hasEnrolled ? PREF_KEY_ENROLL_FACE_UNLOCK
                                 : PREF_KEY_DELETE_FACE_DATA);
                     }
@@ -353,5 +355,13 @@ public class FaceSettings extends DashboardFragment {
                     }
                     return isAttentionSupported;
                 }
+
+                private boolean hasEnrolledBiometrics(Context context) {
+                    final FaceManager faceManager = Utils.getFaceManagerOrNull(context);
+                    if (faceManager != null) {
+                        return faceManager.hasEnrolledTemplates(UserHandle.myUserId());
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
             };
 }