diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
index 014e1d5..bd419b5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
@@ -1563,6 +1563,7 @@
     private static Entry dataItemToEntry(DataItem dataItem, DataItem secondDataItem,
             Context context, Contact contactData,
             final MutableString aboutCardName) {
+        if (contactData == null) return null;
         Drawable icon = null;
         String header = null;
         String subHeader = null;