diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppErrors.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppErrors.java
index 68bd2fd3ce3e8..e9ed34b18baa4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppErrors.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/AppErrors.java
@@ -293,19 +293,7 @@ class AppErrors {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (proc.thread != null) {
-            if (proc.pid == Process.myPid()) {
-                Log.w(TAG, "crashApplication: trying to crash self!");
-                return;
-            }
-            long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
-            try {
-                proc.thread.scheduleCrash(message);
-            } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            } finally {
-                Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(ident);
-            }
-        }
+        proc.scheduleCrash(message);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessRecord.java
index 93d40604dbda4..059acbd4190f0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessRecord.java
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.res.CompatibilityInfo;
+import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Process;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.os.Trace;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
@@ -552,6 +554,29 @@ final class ProcessRecord {
         return adj;
     }
 
+    void scheduleCrash(String message) {
+        // Checking killedbyAm should keep it from showing the crash dialog if the process
+        // was already dead for a good / normal reason.
+        if (!killedByAm) {
+            if (thread != null) {
+                if (pid == Process.myPid()) {
+                    Slog.w(TAG, "scheduleCrash: trying to crash system process!");
+                    return;
+                }
+                long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+                try {
+                    thread.scheduleCrash(message);
+                } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                    // If it's already dead our work is done. If it's wedged just kill it.
+                    // We won't get the crash dialog or the error reporting.
+                    kill("scheduleCrash for '" + message + "' failed", true);
+                } finally {
+                    Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(ident);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void kill(String reason, boolean noisy) {
         if (!killedByAm) {
             Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER, "kill");