diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/OverScroller.java b/core/java/android/widget/OverScroller.java
index 7b3dd31fd1595..a40d4f83a17b7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/OverScroller.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/OverScroller.java
@@ -904,6 +904,10 @@ public class OverScroller {
             final long time = AnimationUtils.currentAnimationTimeMillis();
             final long currentTime = time - mStartTime;
 
+            if (currentTime == 0) {
+                // Skip work but report that we're still going if we have a nonzero duration.
+                return mDuration > 0;
+            }
             if (currentTime > mDuration) {
                 return false;
             }