diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/OverlayPackagesProvider.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/OverlayPackagesProvider.java
index f3b164c..f4c4405 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/OverlayPackagesProvider.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/OverlayPackagesProvider.java
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
         } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
             return false;
         }
+        if (packageInfo.applicationInfo == null || packageInfo.applicationInfo.metaData == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         final String metadataKey = sActionToMetadataKeyMap.get(provisioningAction);
         return packageInfo.applicationInfo.metaData.getBoolean(metadataKey);
     }