diff --git a/core/java/android/os/CountDownTimer.java b/core/java/android/os/CountDownTimer.java
index 15e6405..58acbcf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/CountDownTimer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/CountDownTimer.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package android.os;
 
-import android.util.Log;
-
 /**
  * Schedule a countdown until a time in the future, with
  * regular notifications on intervals along the way.
@@ -56,6 +54,11 @@
     private final long mCountdownInterval;
 
     private long mStopTimeInFuture;
+    
+    /**
+    * boolean representing if the timer was cancelled
+    */
+    private boolean mCancelled = false;
 
     /**
      * @param millisInFuture The number of millis in the future from the call
@@ -72,7 +75,8 @@
     /**
      * Cancel the countdown.
      */
-    public final void cancel() {
+    public synchronized final void cancel() {
+        mCancelled = true;
         mHandler.removeMessages(MSG);
     }
 
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@
      * Start the countdown.
      */
     public synchronized final CountDownTimer start() {
+        mCancelled = false;
         if (mMillisInFuture <= 0) {
             onFinish();
             return this;
@@ -112,6 +117,10 @@
         public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
 
             synchronized (CountDownTimer.this) {
+                if (mCancelled) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 final long millisLeft = mStopTimeInFuture - SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
 
                 if (millisLeft <= 0) {