diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index a2f76e99810c4..9994f66476992 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -6058,7 +6058,7 @@ public class ActivityManagerService extends IActivityManager.Stub
                                 mPendingStartActivityUids.isPendingTopPid(pr.uid, pids[i]);
                     states[i] = isPendingTop ? PROCESS_STATE_TOP : pr.getCurProcState();
                     if (scores != null) {
-                        scores[i] = isPendingTop ? ProcessList.FOREGROUND_APP_ADJ : pr.curAdj;
+                        scores[i] = isPendingTop ? (ProcessList.FOREGROUND_APP_ADJ - 1) : pr.curAdj;
                     }
                 } else {
                     states[i] = PROCESS_STATE_NONEXISTENT;