diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java
index d66add5c63228..97c3ad934dbc4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/recents/AlternateRecentsComponent.java
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ public class AlternateRecentsComponent {
         // If the user has toggled it too quickly, then just eat up the event here (it's better than
         // showing a janky screenshot).
         // NOTE: Ideally, the screenshot mechanism would take the window transform into account
-        if (System.currentTimeMillis() - mLastToggleTime < sMinToggleDelay) {
+        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        if ((currentTime > mLastToggleTime) && (currentTime - mLastToggleTime) < sMinToggleDelay) {
             return;
         }