diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/component/Component.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/component/Component.java
index 1f3ca22f08..04729772ff 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/component/Component.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/component/Component.java
@@ -833,6 +833,11 @@ public void requestContainers(long count) {
                 targetExpressions.toArray(new TargetExpression[0])).build();
             break;
           }
+          if (constraint == null) {
+            LOG.info("[COMPONENT {}] Placement constraint: null ",
+                componentSpec.getName());
+            continue;
+          }
           // The default AND-ed final composite constraint
           if (finalConstraint != null) {
             finalConstraint = PlacementConstraints