diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
index 6e348766bfdb1..a47e7c622891c 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityStack.java
@@ -941,10 +941,13 @@ final class ActivityStack {
                         r.userId, System.identityHashCode(r), r.shortComponentName,
                         mPausingActivity != null
                             ? mPausingActivity.shortComponentName : "(none)");
-                if (r.finishing && r.state == ActivityState.PAUSING) {
-                    if (DEBUG_PAUSE) Slog.v(TAG,
-                            "Executing finish of failed to pause activity: " + r);
-                    finishCurrentActivityLocked(r, FINISH_AFTER_VISIBLE, false);
+                if (r.state == ActivityState.PAUSING) {
+                    r.state = ActivityState.PAUSED;
+                    if (r.finishing) {
+                        if (DEBUG_PAUSE) Slog.v(TAG,
+                                "Executing finish of failed to pause activity: " + r);
+                        finishCurrentActivityLocked(r, FINISH_AFTER_VISIBLE, false);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }