diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 1c60058..72a1192 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
     // a process dies
     private List mFeatureUsers;
 
+    private boolean mSystemReady;
+    private ArrayList<Intent> mDeferredBroadcasts;
+
     private class NetworkAttributes {
         /**
          * Class for holding settings read from resources.
@@ -820,7 +823,7 @@
                 (newNet == null || !newNet.isAvailable() ? "" : " other=" +
                 newNet.getNetworkInfo().getTypeName()));
 
-        mContext.sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
+        sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
         /*
          * If the failover network is already connected, then immediately send
          * out a followup broadcast indicating successful failover
@@ -843,7 +846,7 @@
             intent.putExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_EXTRA_INFO,
                     info.getExtraInfo());
         }
-        mContext.sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
+        sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -882,7 +885,33 @@
             intent.putExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_IS_FAILOVER, true);
             info.setFailover(false);
         }
-        mContext.sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
+        sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
+    }
+
+    private void sendStickyBroadcast(Intent intent) {
+        synchronized(this) {
+            if (mSystemReady) {
+                mContext.sendStickyBroadcast(intent);
+            } else {
+                if (mDeferredBroadcasts == null) {
+                    mDeferredBroadcasts = new ArrayList<Intent>();
+                }
+                mDeferredBroadcasts.add(intent);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void systemReady() {
+        synchronized(this) {
+            mSystemReady = true;
+            if (mDeferredBroadcasts != null) {
+                int count = mDeferredBroadcasts.size();
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                    mContext.sendStickyBroadcast(mDeferredBroadcasts.get(i));
+                }
+                mDeferredBroadcasts = null;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private void handleConnect(NetworkInfo info) {
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
index ad8e8921..38bf63a 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
         HardwareService hardware = null;
         PowerManagerService power = null;
         BatteryService battery = null;
+        ConnectivityService connectivity = null;
         IPackageManager pm = null;
         Context context = null;
         WindowManagerService wm = null;
@@ -231,8 +232,8 @@
 
             try {
                 Log.i(TAG, "Starting Connectivity Service.");
-                ServiceManager.addService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE,
-                        ConnectivityService.getInstance(context));
+                connectivity = ConnectivityService.getInstance(context);
+                ServiceManager.addService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE, connectivity);
             } catch (Throwable e) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "Failure starting Connectivity Service", e);
             }
@@ -384,7 +385,8 @@
         }
 
         if (wallpaper != null) wallpaper.systemReady();
-        battery.systemReady();
+        if (battery != null) battery.systemReady();
+        if (connectivity != null) connectivity.systemReady();
         Watchdog.getInstance().start();
 
         Looper.loop();