diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 0a58ee8ea7c..827f431d463 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ android_library {
     },
 
     libs: [
+        "framework-virtualization.stubs.system",
         "telephony-common",
         "ims-common",
     ],
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.java
index 076a2832720..b78972a0bef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.java
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.development.linuxterminal;
 
+import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineManager.CAPABILITY_NON_PROTECTED_VM;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.storage.StorageManager;
+import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.DataUnit;
 
@@ -58,9 +61,13 @@ public class LinuxTerminalPreferenceController extends DeveloperOptionsPreferenc
 
         StorageManager storageManager =
                 Objects.requireNonNull(context.getSystemService(StorageManager.class));
+        VirtualMachineManager virtualMachineManager =
+                Objects.requireNonNull(context.getSystemService(VirtualMachineManager.class));
         mIsDeviceCapable =
                 getTotalMemory() >= MEMORY_MIN_BYTES
-                        && storageManager.getPrimaryStorageSize() >= STORAGE_MIN_BYTES;
+                        && storageManager.getPrimaryStorageSize() >= STORAGE_MIN_BYTES
+                        && ((virtualMachineManager.getCapabilities() & CAPABILITY_NON_PROTECTED_VM)
+                                != 0);
     }
 
     // Avoid lazy initialization because this may be called before displayPreference().
diff --git a/tests/robotests/Android.bp b/tests/robotests/Android.bp
index 60a68033c95..7f33d14e645 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/robotests/Android.bp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ android_robolectric_test {
 
     libs: [
         "android.test.mock.impl",
+        "framework-virtualization.stubs.system",
         "ims-common",
     ],
 
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest.java
index fffe6b10a1c..d17b49be5cb 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/linuxterminal/LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.development.linuxterminal;
 
+import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineManager.CAPABILITY_NON_PROTECTED_VM;
+
 import static com.android.settings.development.linuxterminal.LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.MEMORY_MIN_BYTES;
 import static com.android.settings.development.linuxterminal.LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.STORAGE_MIN_BYTES;
 import static com.android.settings.development.linuxterminal.LinuxTerminalPreferenceController.TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME_RESID;
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.os.storage.StorageManager;
+import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineManager;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -43,27 +46,33 @@ import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 /** Tests {@link LinuxTerminalPreferenceController} */
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 public class LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest {
+    private static final String TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME = "com.android.virtualization.terminal";
 
     @Mock private Context mContext;
     @Mock private PackageManager mPackageManager;
     @Mock private StorageManager mStorageManager;
+    @Mock private VirtualMachineManager mVirtualMachineManager;
     @Mock private PackageInfo mPackageInfo;
 
-    private String mTerminalPackageName = "com.android.virtualization.terminal";
     private LinuxTerminalPreferenceController mController;
 
     @Before
     public void setup() throws Exception {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
-        doReturn(mTerminalPackageName).when(mContext).getString(TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME_RESID);
+        doReturn(TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME).when(mContext).getString(TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME_RESID);
 
         doReturn(mPackageManager).when(mContext).getPackageManager();
         doReturn(mPackageInfo)
                 .when(mPackageManager)
-                .getPackageInfo(eq(mTerminalPackageName), anyInt());
+                .getPackageInfo(eq(TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME), anyInt());
 
         doReturn(mStorageManager).when(mContext).getSystemService(StorageManager.class);
         doReturn(STORAGE_MIN_BYTES).when(mStorageManager).getPrimaryStorageSize();
+
+        doReturn(mVirtualMachineManager)
+                .when(mContext)
+                .getSystemService(VirtualMachineManager.class);
+        doReturn(CAPABILITY_NON_PROTECTED_VM).when(mVirtualMachineManager).getCapabilities();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -82,6 +91,15 @@ public class LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest {
         assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isAvailable_whenVmNotSupported_returnFalse() {
+        doReturn(0).when(mVirtualMachineManager).getCapabilities();
+
+        mController = createController(mContext);
+
+        assertThat(mController.isAvailable()).isFalse();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void isAvailable_whenPackageExists_returnsTrue() {
         mController = createController(mContext);
@@ -102,7 +120,7 @@ public class LinuxTerminalPreferenceControllerTest {
     public void isAvailable_whenAppDoesNotExist_returnsFalse() throws Exception {
         doThrow(new NameNotFoundException())
                 .when(mPackageManager)
-                .getPackageInfo(eq(mTerminalPackageName), anyInt());
+                .getPackageInfo(eq(TERMINAL_PACKAGE_NAME), anyInt());
 
         mController = createController(mContext);