diff --git a/media/jni/android_media_MediaPlayer.cpp b/media/jni/android_media_MediaPlayer.cpp
index 95522001d3420..44aff6408f5ba 100644
--- a/media/jni/android_media_MediaPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/android_media_MediaPlayer.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ android_media_MediaPlayer_prepare(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jobject piidParcel)
 
     process_media_player_call( env, thiz, mp->prepare(), "java/io/IOException", "Prepare failed." );
 
+    if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+    }
+
     // update the piid
     Parcel *request = parcelForJavaObject(env, piidParcel);
     auto reply = std::make_unique<Parcel>();
@@ -407,6 +411,10 @@ android_media_MediaPlayer_prepareAsync(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jobject piidPa
 
     process_media_player_call( env, thiz, mp->prepareAsync(), "java/io/IOException", "Prepare Async failed." );
 
+    if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+        return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+    }
+
     // update the piid
     Parcel *request = parcelForJavaObject(env, piidParcel);
     auto reply = std::make_unique<Parcel>();