diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index 165794aec3d4f..5991ad4948d1d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -3560,6 +3560,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             // into the scrap heap
             int viewType = lp.viewType;
             if (!shouldRecycleViewType(viewType)) {
+                removeDetachedView(scrap, false);
                 return;
             }