diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncReactor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncReactor.cpp
index da73e4e..949ba4c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncReactor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncReactor.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
 
         {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(mMutex);
+            if (mStopped) {
+                return;
+            }
             auto const schedule_result = mRegistration.schedule(calculateWorkload(), vsynctime);
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF((schedule_result != ScheduleResult::Scheduled),
                                 "Error rescheduling callback: rc %X", schedule_result);