diff --git a/health/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalHealthV2_1TargetTest.cpp b/health/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalHealthV2_1TargetTest.cpp
index d0b0d603c0..4ae443ad98 100644
--- a/health/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalHealthV2_1TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/health/2.1/vts/functional/VtsHalHealthV2_1TargetTest.cpp
@@ -235,14 +235,15 @@ TEST_P(HealthHidlTest, getHealthInfo_2_1) {
         EXPECT_TRUE(IsEnum(value.batteryCapacityLevel)) << " BatteryCapacityLevel";
         EXPECT_GE(value.batteryChargeTimeToFullNowSeconds, -1);
 
-        EXPECT_GE(value.batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah, 0)
-                << "batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah should not be negative";
+        if (value.batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah != 0) {
+            EXPECT_GT((long)value.batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah, FULL_CHARGE_DESIGN_CAP_MIN)
+                    << "batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah should be greater than 100 mAh, or 0 if "
+                       "unknown";
 
-        EXPECT_GT((long)value.batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah, FULL_CHARGE_DESIGN_CAP_MIN)
-                << "batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah should be greater than 100 mAh";
-
-        EXPECT_LT((long)value.batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah, FULL_CHARGE_DESIGN_CAP_MAX)
-                << "batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah should be less than 100,000 mAh";
+            EXPECT_LT((long)value.batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah, FULL_CHARGE_DESIGN_CAP_MAX)
+                    << "batteryFullChargeDesignCapacityUah should be less than 100,000 mAh, or 0 "
+                       "if unknown";
+        }
     })));
 }