diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/CarrierText.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/CarrierText.java
index 5b0f1c39f74ba4397fadf71cfa87f238ae7336e2..66475e29128d51878aec622670500c16b8199aa8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/CarrierText.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/CarrierText.java
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@ public class CarrierText extends TextView {
                 break;
 
             case SimPermDisabled:
-                carrierText = getContext().getText(
-                        R.string.keyguard_permanent_disabled_sim_message_short);
+                carrierText = makeCarrierStringOnEmergencyCapable(
+                        getContext().getText(
+                                R.string.keyguard_permanent_disabled_sim_message_short),
+                        text);
                 break;
 
             case SimMissingLocked: