diff --git a/cmds/sm/src/com/android/commands/sm/Sm.java b/cmds/sm/src/com/android/commands/sm/Sm.java
index 260c8a47ea3c..b384e702ac4e 100644
--- a/cmds/sm/src/com/android/commands/sm/Sm.java
+++ b/cmds/sm/src/com/android/commands/sm/Sm.java
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ public final class Sm {
     public void runDisableAppDataIsolation() throws RemoteException {
         if (!SystemProperties.getBoolean(
                 ANDROID_VOLD_APP_DATA_ISOLATION_ENABLED_PROPERTY, false)) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Storage app data isolation is not enabled.");
+            System.err.println("Storage app data isolation is not enabled.");
+            return;
         }
         final String pkgName = nextArg();
         final int pid = Integer.parseInt(nextArg());