diff --git a/policy/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardViewMediator.java b/policy/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardViewMediator.java
index b1ce74679477e..2daab27f2f8b8 100644
--- a/policy/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardViewMediator.java
+++ b/policy/com/android/internal/policy/impl/KeyguardViewMediator.java
@@ -273,8 +273,9 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediator implements KeyguardViewCallback,
 
     /**
      * Called to let us know the screen was turned off.
-     * @param why either {@link WindowManagerPolicy#OFF_BECAUSE_OF_USER} or
-     *   {@link WindowManagerPolicy#OFF_BECAUSE_OF_TIMEOUT}.
+     * @param why either {@link WindowManagerPolicy#OFF_BECAUSE_OF_USER},
+     *   {@link WindowManagerPolicy#OFF_BECAUSE_OF_TIMEOUT} or
+     *   {@link WindowManagerPolicy#OFF_BECAUSE_OF_PROXIMITY_SENSOR}.
      */
     public void onScreenTurnedOff(int why) {
         synchronized (this) {
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ public class KeyguardViewMediator implements KeyguardViewCallback,
                         sender);
                 if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "setting alarm to turn off keyguard, seq = " 
                                  + mDelayedShowingSequence);
-            } else {
+            } else if (why != WindowManagerPolicy.OFF_BECAUSE_OF_PROXIMITY_SENSOR) {
                 doKeyguard();
             }
         }