diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java
index b54d09a..2adb286 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSliceView.java
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@
             }
             mClickActions.put(button, pendingIntent);
 
-            button.setText(rc.getTitleItem().getText());
+            final SliceItem titleItem = rc.getTitleItem();
+            button.setText(titleItem == null ? null : titleItem.getText());
 
             Drawable iconDrawable = null;
             SliceItem icon = SliceQuery.find(item.getSlice(),