diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
index 19e7faeaeb881..a7f786664fece 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
@@ -1069,6 +1069,8 @@ final class CdmaServiceStateTracker extends ServiceStateTracker {
 
         cdmaDataConnectionState = newCdmaDataConnectionState;
         networkType = newNetworkType;
+        // this new state has been applied - forget it until we get a new new state
+        newNetworkType = 0;
 
         newSS.setStateOutOfService(); // clean slate for next time
 
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
index c107d174919f3..bb99e4564c1d0 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
@@ -957,6 +957,9 @@ final class GsmServiceStateTracker extends ServiceStateTracker {
 
         gprsState = newGPRSState;
         networkType = newNetworkType;
+        // this new state has been applied - forget it until we get a new new state
+        newNetworkType = 0;
+
 
         newSS.setStateOutOfService(); // clean slate for next time