diff --git a/libs/binder/BackendUnifiedServiceManager.cpp b/libs/binder/BackendUnifiedServiceManager.cpp
index f7b9f05..dfc084a 100644
--- a/libs/binder/BackendUnifiedServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/BackendUnifiedServiceManager.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
 };
 
 bool BinderCacheWithInvalidation::isClientSideCachingEnabled(const std::string& serviceName) {
-    if (ProcessState::self()->getThreadPoolMaxTotalThreadCount() <= 0) {
+    sp<ProcessState> self = ProcessState::selfOrNull();
+    if (!self || self->getThreadPoolMaxTotalThreadCount() <= 0) {
         ALOGW("Thread Pool max thread count is 0. Cannot cache binder as linkToDeath cannot be "
               "implemented. serviceName: %s",
               serviceName.c_str());