diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java
index a096f2252680e..2bd561a382ee4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerService.java
@@ -330,7 +330,13 @@ public class PackageInstallerService extends IPackageInstaller.Stub implements
                 if (age >= MAX_SESSION_AGE_ON_LOW_STORAGE_MILLIS) {
                     // Aggressively close old sessions because we are running low on storage
                     // Their staging dirs will be removed too
-                    session.abandon();
+                    PackageInstallerSession root = !session.hasParentSessionId()
+                            ? session : mSessions.get(session.getParentSessionId());
+                    if (!root.isDestroyed() && 
+                            (!root.isStaged() || (root.isStaged() && root.isStagedSessionReady()))) 
+                    {
+                        root.abandon();
+                    }
                 } else {
                     // Session is new enough, so it deserves to be kept even on low storage
                     unclaimedStagingDirsOnVolume.remove(session.stageDir);