diff --git a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index 7d0cf9c..36199e5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@
                 /* Stale sService pointer */
                 if (sIsInitialized) sIsInitialized = false;
             }
+            return null;
         }
         /* Try to initialize the service */
         NfcManager manager = (NfcManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NFC_SERVICE);