--- a/mobile/android/base/preferences/GeckoPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/preferences/GeckoPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -117,17 +117,19 @@ public class GeckoPreferenceFragment ext
             return;
         }
 
         Log.v(LOGTAG, "Setting activity title to " + newTitle);
         activity.setTitle(newTitle);
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
             final ActionBar actionBar = activity.getActionBar();
-            actionBar.setTitle(newTitle);
+            if (actionBar != null) {
+                actionBar.setTitle(newTitle);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
         // This is a little delicate. Ensure that you do nothing prior to
         // super.onResume that you wouldn't do in onCreate.
         applyLocale(Locale.getDefault());

--- a/mobile/android/base/preferences/GeckoPreferences.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/preferences/GeckoPreferences.java
@@ -135,17 +135,19 @@ OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener
 
     private void updateActionBarTitle(int title) {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
             final String newTitle = getString(title);
             if (newTitle != null) {
                 Log.v(LOGTAG, "Setting action bar title to " + newTitle);
 
                 final ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
-                actionBar.setTitle(newTitle);
+                if (actionBar != null) {
+                    actionBar.setTitle(newTitle);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
     private void updateTitle(String newTitle) {
         if (newTitle != null) {
             Log.v(LOGTAG, "Setting activity title to " + newTitle);
             setTitle(newTitle);
@@ -355,17 +357,19 @@ OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener
                     return longClickListener.onLongClick(view);
                 }
                 return false;
             }
         });
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
             final ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
-            actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
+            if (actionBar != null) {
+                actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
+            }
         }
 
         // N.B., if we ever need to redisplay the locale selection UI without
         // just finishing and recreating the activity, right here we'll need to
         // capture EXTRA_SHOW_FRAGMENT_TITLE from the intent and store the title ID.
 
         // If launched from notification, explicitly cancel the notification.
         if (intentExtras != null && intentExtras.containsKey(DataReportingNotification.ALERT_NAME_DATAREPORTING_NOTIFICATION)) {