diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/OomAdjuster.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/OomAdjuster.java
index 1e5f187fee4ae..85a01851187e3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/OomAdjuster.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/OomAdjuster.java
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ public class OomAdjuster {
      */
     @GuardedBy("mService")
     void enqueueOomAdjTargetLocked(ProcessRecord app) {
-        if (app != null) {
+        if (app != null && app.mState.getMaxAdj() > FOREGROUND_APP_ADJ) {
             mPendingProcessSet.add(app);
         }
     }