diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageFeatureProviderImpl.java
index b6858fc6977..ac72ceda387 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 import com.android.internal.util.ArrayUtils;
 import com.android.settingslib.fuelgauge.Estimate;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class PowerUsageFeatureProviderImpl implements PowerUsageFeatureProvider
 
     @Override
     public List<String> getSystemAppsAllowlist() {
-        return null;
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override