diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index c47fbd6..3a4122a 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@
     {
         Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
         p = mPlayer;
+        mClient.clear();
     }
-    mClient.clear();
 
     mPlayer.clear();