diff --git a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.cpp b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.cpp
index 9a2d089899..5ab1a0eb12 100644
--- a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ bool deviceSupportsFeature(const char* feature) {
     return hasFeature;
 }
 
+bool isSsSsEnabled() {
+    // Do not use checkSubstringInCommandOutput("getprop persist.radio.multisim.config", "")
+    // until b/148904287 is fixed. We need exact matching instead of partial matching. (i.e.
+    // by definition the empty string "" is a substring of any string).
+    return !isDsDsEnabled() && !isTsTsEnabled();
+}
+
 bool isDsDsEnabled() {
     return testing::checkSubstringInCommandOutput("getprop persist.radio.multisim.config", "dsds");
 }
diff --git a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.h b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.h
index 218e8236b0..236a2cf017 100644
--- a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.h
+++ b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/vts_test_util.h
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ int GetRandomSerialNumber();
 bool deviceSupportsFeature(const char* feature);
 
 /*
- * Check if device is in DSDS.
+ * Check if device is in SsSs (Single SIM Single Standby).
+ */
+bool isSsSsEnabled();
+
+/*
+ * Check if device is in DSDS (Dual SIM Dual Standby).
  */
 bool isDsDsEnabled();
 
 /*
- * Check if device is in TSTS.
+ * Check if device is in TSTS (Triple SIM Triple Standby).
  */
 bool isTsTsEnabled();