diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
index 35f71f74d0e1b..4e401b2585502 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ProcessList.java
@@ -2574,7 +2574,10 @@ public final class ProcessList {
                     + ", " + reason);
             app.setPendingStart(false);
             killProcessQuiet(pid);
-            Process.killProcessGroup(app.uid, app.getPid());
+            final int appPid = app.getPid();
+            if (appPid != 0) {
+                Process.killProcessGroup(app.uid, appPid);
+            }
             noteAppKill(app, ApplicationExitInfo.REASON_OTHER,
                     ApplicationExitInfo.SUBREASON_INVALID_START, reason);
             return false;