diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/privacyguard/PrivacyGuardManager.java b/src/com/android/settings/privacyguard/PrivacyGuardManager.java
index e535ec10fa7..44e8bbd4be6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/privacyguard/PrivacyGuardManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/privacyguard/PrivacyGuardManager.java
@@ -252,11 +252,9 @@ private PrivacyGuardAppListAdapter createAdapter() {
             } else {
                 sectionIndex = app.title.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase();
             }
-            if (lastSectionIndex == null) {
-                lastSectionIndex = sectionIndex;
-            }
 
-            if (!TextUtils.equals(sectionIndex, lastSectionIndex)) {
+            if (lastSectionIndex == null ||
+                    !TextUtils.equals(sectionIndex, lastSectionIndex)) {
                 sections.add(sectionIndex);
                 positions.add(offset);
                 lastSectionIndex = sectionIndex;