diff --git a/hal/msm8916/platform.c b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
index a7b51ab..3b79310 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
     char mccmnc[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char *ret = NULL;
 
-    property_get("gsm.sim.operator.numeric",mccmnc,"0");
+    property_get("gsm.sim.operator.numeric",mccmnc,"00000");
 
     list_for_each(node, &operator_info_list) {
         info_item = node_to_item(node, struct operator_info, list);
diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.c b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
index 62baf5b..023a9ef 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
     char mccmnc[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char *ret = NULL;
 
-    property_get("gsm.sim.operator.numeric",mccmnc,"0");
+    property_get("gsm.sim.operator.numeric",mccmnc,"00000");
 
     list_for_each(node, &operator_info_list) {
         info_item = node_to_item(node, struct operator_info, list);