diff --git a/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnectionService.java b/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnectionService.java
index 766a75e..4f6acc8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnectionService.java
@@ -2084,8 +2084,7 @@
             if (phone.getEmergencyNumberTracker() != null) {
                 if (phone.getEmergencyNumberTracker().isEmergencyNumber(
                         emergencyNumberAddress, true)) {
-                    if (phone.getHalVersion().greaterOrEqual(RIL.RADIO_HAL_VERSION_1_4)
-                            || isAvailableForEmergencyCalls(phone)) {
+                    if (isAvailableForEmergencyCalls(phone)) {
                         // a)
                         if (phone.getPhoneId() == defaultVoicePhoneId) {
                             Log.i(this, "getPhoneForEmergencyCall, Phone Id that supports"
@@ -2208,12 +2207,6 @@
                 // Only sort if there are enough elements to do so.
                 if (phoneSlotStatus.size() > 1) {
                     Collections.sort(phoneSlotStatus, (o1, o2) -> {
-                        if (!o1.hasDialedEmergencyNumber && o2.hasDialedEmergencyNumber) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (o1.hasDialedEmergencyNumber && !o2.hasDialedEmergencyNumber) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
                         // Sort by non-absent SIM.
                         if (o1.simState == TelephonyManager.SIM_STATE_ABSENT
                                 && o2.simState != TelephonyManager.SIM_STATE_ABSENT) {
@@ -2232,6 +2225,13 @@
                         if (o2.isLocked && !o1.isLocked) {
                             return 1;
                         }
+                        // Prefer slots where the number is considered emergency.
+                        if (!o1.hasDialedEmergencyNumber && o2.hasDialedEmergencyNumber) {
+                            return -1;
+                        }
+                        if (o1.hasDialedEmergencyNumber && !o2.hasDialedEmergencyNumber) {
+                            return 1;
+                        }
                         // sort by number of RadioAccessFamily Capabilities.
                         int compare = RadioAccessFamily.compare(o1.capabilities, o2.capabilities);
                         if (compare == 0) {