diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/SmsInteractionsLoader.java b/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/SmsInteractionsLoader.java
index 0cd1e5e..5c7d5e3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/SmsInteractionsLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/interactions/SmsInteractionsLoader.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import android.provider.Telephony;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.contacts.common.compat.TelephonyThreadsCompat;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@
             // original formatting since TalkBack is not reading the normalized numbers correctly
             try {
                 threadIdStrings.add(String.valueOf(
-                        Telephony.Threads.getOrCreateThreadId(getContext(), phone)));
+                        TelephonyThreadsCompat.getOrCreateThreadId(getContext(), phone)));
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 // Do nothing. Telephony.Threads.getOrCreateThreadId() throws exceptions when
                 // it can't find/create a threadId (b/17657656).