diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java
index d6e51f366ebcd..0bdb964a14092 100755
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActiveServices.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import android.os.DeadObjectException;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
@@ -1424,6 +1425,9 @@ public final class ActiveServices {
                     app.repProcState);
             r.postNotification();
             created = true;
+        } catch (DeadObjectException e) {
+            Slog.w(TAG, "Application dead when creating service " + r);
+            mAm.appDiedLocked(app);
         } finally {
             if (!created) {
                 app.services.remove(r);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 6ca64d3bbcf38..2ae8e8a3f9d48 100755
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -4201,6 +4201,10 @@ public final class ActivityManagerService extends ActivityManagerNative
         }
     }
 
+    final void appDiedLocked(ProcessRecord app) {
+       appDiedLocked(app, app.pid, app.thread);
+    }
+
     final void appDiedLocked(ProcessRecord app, int pid,
             IApplicationThread thread) {
 
@@ -8474,7 +8478,7 @@ public final class ActivityManagerService extends ActivityManagerNative
                                 "Existing provider " + cpr.name.flattenToShortString()
                                 + " is crashing; detaching " + r);
                         boolean lastRef = decProviderCountLocked(conn, cpr, token, stable);
-                        appDiedLocked(cpr.proc, cpr.proc.pid, cpr.proc.thread);
+                        appDiedLocked(cpr.proc);
                         if (!lastRef) {
                             // This wasn't the last ref our process had on
                             // the provider...  we have now been killed, bail.
@@ -8924,7 +8928,7 @@ public final class ActivityManagerService extends ActivityManagerNative
                     + ") early provider death");
             final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
             try {
-                appDiedLocked(proc, proc.pid, proc.thread);
+                appDiedLocked(proc);
             } finally {
                 Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(ident);
             }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java
index 91cfd78efb497..74759a65bdc63 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStackSupervisor.java
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ public final class ActivityStackSupervisor implements DisplayListener {
                 Slog.e(TAG, "Second failure launching "
                       + r.intent.getComponent().flattenToShortString()
                       + ", giving up", e);
-                mService.appDiedLocked(app, app.pid, app.thread);
+                mService.appDiedLocked(app);
                 stack.requestFinishActivityLocked(r.appToken, Activity.RESULT_CANCELED, null,
                         "2nd-crash", false);
                 return false;