diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerSession.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerSession.java
index 14ab2dbbf..34e01197a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerSession.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerSession.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public final class AndroidSpellCheckerSession extends AndroidWordLevelSpellCheck
      */
     private SentenceSuggestionsInfo[] splitAndSuggest(TextInfo[] textInfos, int suggestionsLimit) {
         if (textInfos == null || textInfos.length == 0) {
-            return SentenceLevelAdapter.EMPTY_SENTENCE_SUGGESTIONS_INFOS;
+            return SentenceLevelAdapter.getEmptySentenceSuggestionsInfo();
         }
         SentenceLevelAdapter sentenceLevelAdapter;
         synchronized(this) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public final class AndroidSpellCheckerSession extends AndroidWordLevelSpellCheck
             }
         }
         if (sentenceLevelAdapter == null) {
-            return SentenceLevelAdapter.EMPTY_SENTENCE_SUGGESTIONS_INFOS;
+            return SentenceLevelAdapter.getEmptySentenceSuggestionsInfo();
         }
         final int infosSize = textInfos.length;
         final SentenceSuggestionsInfo[] retval = new SentenceSuggestionsInfo[infosSize];
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/SentenceLevelAdapter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/SentenceLevelAdapter.java
index ae582ea25..51c4b1ee8 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/SentenceLevelAdapter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/SentenceLevelAdapter.java
@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * rewrite everything for any small change.
  */
 public class SentenceLevelAdapter {
-    public static final SentenceSuggestionsInfo[] EMPTY_SENTENCE_SUGGESTIONS_INFOS =
-            new SentenceSuggestionsInfo[] {};
+    private static class EmptySentenceSuggestionsInfosInitializationHolder {
+        public static final SentenceSuggestionsInfo[] EMPTY_SENTENCE_SUGGESTIONS_INFOS =
+                new SentenceSuggestionsInfo[]{};
+    }
     private static final SuggestionsInfo EMPTY_SUGGESTIONS_INFO = new SuggestionsInfo(0, null);
+
+    public static SentenceSuggestionsInfo[] getEmptySentenceSuggestionsInfo() {
+        return EmptySentenceSuggestionsInfosInitializationHolder.EMPTY_SENTENCE_SUGGESTIONS_INFOS;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Container for split TextInfo parameters
      */