diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/radio/TunerAdapter.java b/core/java/android/hardware/radio/TunerAdapter.java
index be2846f870799..aa5480abafb4b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/radio/TunerAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/radio/TunerAdapter.java
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ class TunerAdapter extends RadioTuner {
             mCallback.setProgramListObserver(list, () -> {
                 try {
                     mTuner.stopProgramListUpdates();
+                } catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
+                    // it's fine to not stop updates if tuner is already closed
                 } catch (RemoteException ex) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "Couldn't stop program list updates", ex);
                 }