diff --git a/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java b/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java
index f203f46f44083..c14dec93c348e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java
@@ -339,13 +339,16 @@ class LoaderManagerImpl extends LoaderManager {
             }
         }
 
-        void cancel() {
+        boolean cancel() {
             if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "  Canceling: " + this);
             if (mStarted && mLoader != null && mListenerRegistered) {
-                if (!mLoader.cancelLoad()) {
+                final boolean cancelLoadResult = mLoader.cancelLoad();
+                if (!cancelLoadResult) {
                     onLoadCanceled(mLoader);
                 }
+                return cancelLoadResult;
             }
+            return false;
         }
 
         void destroy() {
@@ -667,20 +670,21 @@ class LoaderManagerImpl extends LoaderManager {
                     mInactiveLoaders.put(id, info);
                 } else {
                     // We already have an inactive loader for this ID that we are
-                    // waiting for!  What to do, what to do...
-                    if (!info.mStarted) {
-                        // The current Loader has not been started...  we thus
-                        // have no reason to keep it around, so bam, slam,
-                        // thank-you-ma'am.
+                    // waiting for! Try to cancel; if this returns true then the task is still
+                    // running and we have more work to do.
+                    if (!info.cancel()) {
+                        // The current Loader has not been started or was successfully canceled,
+                        // we thus have no reason to keep it around. Remove it and a new
+                        // LoaderInfo will be created below.
                         if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "  Current loader is stopped; replacing");
                         mLoaders.put(id, null);
                         info.destroy();
                     } else {
                         // Now we have three active loaders... we'll queue
                         // up this request to be processed once one of the other loaders
-                        // finishes or is canceled.
-                        if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "  Current loader is running; attempting to cancel");
-                        info.cancel();
+                        // finishes.
+                        if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG,
+                                "  Current loader is running; configuring pending loader");
                         if (info.mPendingLoader != null) {
                             if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "  Removing pending loader: " + info.mPendingLoader);
                             info.mPendingLoader.destroy();