Automated import from //branches/master/...@140582,140582
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/ContentProvider.java b/core/java/android/content/ContentProvider.java
index 25544de..5cc5730 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/ContentProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/ContentProvider.java
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@
 
         public ISyncAdapter getSyncAdapter() {
             checkWritePermission(null);
-            return ContentProvider.this.getSyncAdapter().getISyncAdapter();
+            SyncAdapter sa = ContentProvider.this.getSyncAdapter();
+            return sa != null ? sa.getISyncAdapter() : null;
         }
 
         private void checkReadPermission(Uri uri) {