diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/am/BroadcastQueue.java b/services/java/com/android/server/am/BroadcastQueue.java
index bfb667f8aca00..ea1565332f56a 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/am/BroadcastQueue.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/am/BroadcastQueue.java
@@ -415,11 +415,16 @@ public final class BroadcastQueue {
             Intent intent, int resultCode, String data, Bundle extras,
             boolean ordered, boolean sticky, int sendingUser) throws RemoteException {
         // Send the intent to the receiver asynchronously using one-way binder calls.
-        if (app != null && app.thread != null) {
-            // If we have an app thread, do the call through that so it is
-            // correctly ordered with other one-way calls.
-            app.thread.scheduleRegisteredReceiver(receiver, intent, resultCode,
-                    data, extras, ordered, sticky, sendingUser, app.repProcState);
+        if (app != null) {
+            if (app.thread != null) {
+                // If we have an app thread, do the call through that so it is
+                // correctly ordered with other one-way calls.
+                app.thread.scheduleRegisteredReceiver(receiver, intent, resultCode,
+                        data, extras, ordered, sticky, sendingUser, app.repProcState);
+            } else {
+                // Application has died. Receiver doesn't exist.
+                throw new RemoteException("app.thread must not be null");
+            }
         } else {
             receiver.performReceive(intent, resultCode, data, extras, ordered,
                     sticky, sendingUser);
@@ -661,6 +666,7 @@ public final class BroadcastQueue {
                             // (local and remote) isn't kept in the mBroadcastHistory.
                             r.resultTo = null;
                         } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                            r.resultTo = null;
                             Slog.w(TAG, "Failure ["
                                     + mQueueName + "] sending broadcast result of "
                                     + r.intent, e);