diff --git a/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp b/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
index 32388db..39d8c24 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IServiceManager.cpp
@@ -561,8 +561,9 @@
     sp<IBinder> svc = checkService(name);
     if (svc != nullptr) return svc;
 
+    sp<ProcessState> self = ProcessState::selfOrNull();
     const bool isVendorService =
-        strcmp(ProcessState::self()->getDriverName().c_str(), "/dev/vndbinder") == 0;
+            self && strcmp(self->getDriverName().c_str(), "/dev/vndbinder") == 0;
     constexpr auto timeout = 5s;
     const auto startTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     // Vendor code can't access system properties
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@
     const useconds_t sleepTime = gSystemBootCompleted ? 1000 : 100;
 
     ALOGI("Waiting for service '%s' on '%s'...", String8(name).c_str(),
-          ProcessState::self()->getDriverName().c_str());
+          self ? self->getDriverName().c_str() : "RPC accessors only");
 
     int n = 0;
     while (std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - startTime < timeout) {
@@ -661,7 +662,8 @@
     if (Status status = realGetService(name, &out); !status.isOk()) {
         ALOGW("Failed to getService in waitForService for %s: %s", name.c_str(),
               status.toString8().c_str());
-        if (0 == ProcessState::self()->getThreadPoolMaxTotalThreadCount()) {
+        sp<ProcessState> self = ProcessState::selfOrNull();
+        if (self && 0 == self->getThreadPoolMaxTotalThreadCount()) {
             ALOGW("Got service, but may be racey because we could not wait efficiently for it. "
                   "Threadpool has 0 guaranteed threads. "
                   "Is the threadpool configured properly? "
@@ -695,9 +697,10 @@
             if (waiter->mBinder != nullptr) return waiter->mBinder;
         }
 
+        sp<ProcessState> self = ProcessState::selfOrNull();
         ALOGW("Waited one second for %s (is service started? Number of threads started in the "
               "threadpool: %zu. Are binder threads started and available?)",
-              name.c_str(), ProcessState::self()->getThreadPoolMaxTotalThreadCount());
+              name.c_str(), self ? self->getThreadPoolMaxTotalThreadCount() : 0);
 
         // Handle race condition for lazy services. Here is what can happen:
         // - the service dies (not processed by init yet).