diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
index 7cac01faf1a0c..08b5d7ca82b56 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskFragment.java
@@ -1165,8 +1165,16 @@ class TaskFragment extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
         }
 
         next.delayedResume = false;
-        final TaskDisplayArea taskDisplayArea = getDisplayArea();
 
+        // If we are currently pausing an activity, then don't do anything until that is done.
+        final boolean allPausedComplete = mRootWindowContainer.allPausedActivitiesComplete();
+        if (!allPausedComplete) {
+            ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_STATES,
+                    "resumeTopActivity: Skip resume: some activity pausing.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        final TaskDisplayArea taskDisplayArea = getDisplayArea();
         // If the top activity is the resumed one, nothing to do.
         if (mResumedActivity == next && next.isState(RESUMED)
                 && taskDisplayArea.allResumedActivitiesComplete()) {
@@ -1189,14 +1197,6 @@ class TaskFragment extends WindowContainer<WindowContainer> {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // If we are currently pausing an activity, then don't do anything until that is done.
-        final boolean allPausedComplete = mRootWindowContainer.allPausedActivitiesComplete();
-        if (!allPausedComplete) {
-            ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_STATES,
-                    "resumeTopActivity: Skip resume: some activity pausing.");
-            return false;
-        }
-
         // If we are sleeping, and there is no resumed activity, and the top activity is paused,
         // well that is the state we want.
         if (mLastPausedActivity == next && shouldSleepOrShutDownActivities()) {