diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PipTouchHandler.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PipTouchHandler.java
index 83bc7c0e6e7d9..850c561c891fe 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PipTouchHandler.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PipTouchHandler.java
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ public class PipTouchHandler {
         mMotionHelper.synchronizePinnedStackBounds();
         reloadResources();
 
-        // Recreate the dismiss target for the new orientation.
-        mPipDismissTargetHandler.createOrUpdateDismissTarget();
+        if (mPipTaskOrganizer.isInPip()) {
+            // Recreate the dismiss target for the new orientation.
+            mPipDismissTargetHandler.createOrUpdateDismissTarget();
+        }
     }
 
     public void onImeVisibilityChanged(boolean imeVisible, int imeHeight) {