diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java
index aefc6bf..2131597 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/AutomaticOnOffKeepaliveTracker.java
@@ -332,9 +332,11 @@
 
         final long time = mDependencies.getElapsedRealtime();
         mMetricsWriteTimeBase = time % METRICS_COLLECTION_DURATION_MS;
-        final long triggerAtMillis = mMetricsWriteTimeBase + METRICS_COLLECTION_DURATION_MS;
-        mAlarmManager.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, triggerAtMillis, TAG,
-                this::writeMetricsAndRescheduleAlarm, handler);
+        if (mKeepaliveStatsTracker.isEnabled()) {
+            final long triggerAtMillis = mMetricsWriteTimeBase + METRICS_COLLECTION_DURATION_MS;
+            mAlarmManager.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, triggerAtMillis, TAG,
+                    this::writeMetricsAndRescheduleAlarm, handler);
+        }
     }
 
     private void writeMetricsAndRescheduleAlarm() {
diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/KeepaliveStatsTracker.java b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/KeepaliveStatsTracker.java
index 417af6e..698c457 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/KeepaliveStatsTracker.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/KeepaliveStatsTracker.java
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
 
     // Boolean to track whether the KeepaliveStatsTracker is enabled.
     // Use a final AtomicBoolean to ensure initialization is seen on the handler thread.
-    private final AtomicBoolean mEnabled = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+    // Repeated fields in metrics are only supported on T+ so this is enabled only on T+.
+    private final AtomicBoolean mEnabled = new AtomicBoolean(SdkLevel.isAtLeastT());
 
     // Class to store network information, lifetime durations and active state of a keepalive.
     private static final class KeepaliveStats {
@@ -301,6 +302,11 @@
                 Objects.requireNonNull(context.getSystemService(SubscriptionManager.class));
 
         mLastUpdateDurationsTimestamp = mDependencies.getElapsedRealtime();
+
+        if (!isEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         context.registerReceiver(
                 new BroadcastReceiver() {
                     @Override