diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/binder_rpc.cpp b/libs/binder/ndk/binder_rpc.cpp
index 53ab68e..bb5989d 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/binder_rpc.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/binder_rpc.cpp
@@ -107,16 +107,20 @@
         ABinderRpc_AccessorProvider_getAccessorCallback provider,
         const char* const* const instances, size_t numInstances, void* data,
         ABinderRpc_AccessorProviderUserData_deleteCallback onDelete) {
-    if (provider == nullptr) {
-        ALOGE("Null provider passed to ABinderRpc_registerAccessorProvider");
-        return nullptr;
-    }
     if (data && onDelete == nullptr) {
         ALOGE("If a non-null data ptr is passed to ABinderRpc_registerAccessorProvider, then a "
               "ABinderRpc_AccessorProviderUserData_deleteCallback must also be passed to delete "
               "the data object once the ABinderRpc_AccessorProvider is removed.");
         return nullptr;
     }
+    // call the onDelete when the last reference of this goes away (when the
+    // last reference to the generate std::function goes away).
+    std::shared_ptr<OnDeleteProviderHolder> onDeleteHolder =
+            std::make_shared<OnDeleteProviderHolder>(data, onDelete);
+    if (provider == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("Null provider passed to ABinderRpc_registerAccessorProvider");
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     if (numInstances == 0 || instances == nullptr) {
         ALOGE("No instances passed to ABinderRpc_registerAccessorProvider. numInstances: %zu",
               numInstances);
@@ -126,10 +130,6 @@
     for (size_t i = 0; i < numInstances; i++) {
         instanceStrings.emplace(instances[i]);
     }
-    // call the onDelete when the last reference of this goes away (when the
-    // last reference to the generate std::function goes away).
-    std::shared_ptr<OnDeleteProviderHolder> onDeleteHolder =
-            std::make_shared<OnDeleteProviderHolder>(data, onDelete);
     android::RpcAccessorProvider generate = [provider,
                                              onDeleteHolder](const String16& name) -> sp<IBinder> {
         ABinderRpc_Accessor* accessor = provider(String8(name).c_str(), onDeleteHolder->mData);
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_rpc.h b/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_rpc.h
index 7d54e2d..1318889 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_rpc.h
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/include_platform/android/binder_rpc.h
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@
  *         registered. In the error case of duplicate instances, if data was
  *         provided with a ABinderRpc_AccessorProviderUserData_deleteCallback,
  *         the callback will be called to delete the data.
+ *         If nullptr is returned, ABinderRpc_AccessorProviderUserData_deleteCallback
+ *         will be called on data immediately.
  *         Otherwise returns a pointer to the ABinderRpc_AccessorProvider that
  *         can be used to remove with ABinderRpc_unregisterAccessorProvider.
  */
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
index 506fc71..da5a8e3 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
@@ -1400,6 +1400,26 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(isDeleted);
 }
 
+TEST_F(BinderARpcNdk, ARpcProviderDeleteOnError) {
+    bool isDeleted = false;
+    AccessorProviderData* data = new AccessorProviderData{{}, 0, &isDeleted};
+
+    ABinderRpc_AccessorProvider* provider =
+            ABinderRpc_registerAccessorProvider(getAccessor, kARpcSupportedServices, 0, data,
+                                                accessorProviderDataOnDelete);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(provider, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(isDeleted);
+}
+
+TEST_F(BinderARpcNdk, ARpcProvideOnErrorNoDeleteCbNoCrash) {
+    ABinderRpc_AccessorProvider* provider =
+            ABinderRpc_registerAccessorProvider(getAccessor, kARpcSupportedServices, 0, nullptr,
+                                                nullptr);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(provider, nullptr);
+}
+
 TEST_F(BinderARpcNdk, ARpcProviderDuplicateInstance) {
     const char* instance = "some.instance.name.IFoo/default";
     const uint32_t numInstances = 2;