diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp
index 6e7088f..08bf4ec 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcState.cpp
@@ -813,6 +813,8 @@
         ref = std::move(it->second.sentRef);
 
         if (it->second.timesRecd == 0) {
+            LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!it->second.asyncTodo.empty(),
+                                "Can't delete binder w/ pending async transactions");
             mNodeForAddress.erase(it);
         }
     }