diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index a2a671687eb6a..6c802006b964b 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -1285,12 +1285,11 @@ void AndroidRuntime::exit(int code)
 {
     if (mExitWithoutCleanup) {
         ALOGI("VM exiting with result code %d, cleanup skipped.", code);
-        ::_exit(code);
     } else {
         ALOGI("VM exiting with result code %d.", code);
         onExit(code);
-        ::exit(code);
     }
+    ::_exit(code);
 }
 
 void AndroidRuntime::onVmCreated(JNIEnv* env)