diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
index 32f61978d7303..eec149ce1bd16 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
@@ -837,8 +837,8 @@ class Transition extends Binder implements BLASTSyncEngine.TransactionReadyListe
     void abort() {
         // This calls back into itself via controller.abort, so just early return here.
         if (mState == STATE_ABORT) return;
-        if (mState != STATE_COLLECTING) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Too late to abort.");
+        if (mState != STATE_COLLECTING && mState != STATE_STARTED) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Too late to abort. state=" + mState);
         }
         ProtoLog.v(ProtoLogGroup.WM_DEBUG_WINDOW_TRANSITIONS, "Aborting Transition: %d", mSyncId);
         mState = STATE_ABORT;