diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceController.java
index 13c5989a1dd..2c7b5f4262d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceController.java
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public class ImeiInfoPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController {
             Preference multiImeiPreference = createNewPreference(screen.getContext());
             multiImeiPreference.setOrder(imeiPreferenceOrder + 1 + simSlotNumber);
             multiImeiPreference.setKey(DEFAULT_KEY + (1 + simSlotNumber));
+            multiImeiPreference.setEnabled(true);
+            multiImeiPreference.setCopyingEnabled(true);
             category.addPreference(multiImeiPreference);
        }
     }
@@ -146,10 +148,9 @@ public class ImeiInfoPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void updatePreference(Preference preference, int simSlot) {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    protected void updatePreference(Preference preference, int simSlot) {
         SubscriptionInfo subInfo = getSubscriptionInfo(simSlot);
-        preference.setEnabled(subInfo != null);
-        preference.setCopyingEnabled(subInfo != null);
         preference.setTitle(getTitle(simSlot));
         preference.setSummary(getSummary());
     }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceControllerTest.java
index f3a935820ac..9d700a62476 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/deviceinfo/imei/ImeiInfoPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static android.telephony.TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_CDMA;
 import static android.telephony.TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_GSM;
 import static android.telephony.TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_NONE;
 import static com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController.AVAILABLE;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -117,6 +118,16 @@ public class ImeiInfoPreferenceControllerTest {
                 "imei_info2", mSecondSimPreference, phoneType2);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void updatePreference_simSlotWithoutSim_shouldBeEnabled() {
+        mSecondController = createPreferenceController(null,
+                "imei_info2", mSecondSimPreference, PHONE_TYPE_NONE);
+
+        mSecondController.updatePreference(mSecondSimPreference, -1);
+
+        assertThat(mSecondSimPreference.isEnabled()).isTrue();
+    }
+
     @Ignore
     @Test
     public void displayPreference_multiSimGsm_shouldAddSecondPreference() {