diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
index 7537237..bb4d58b 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
@@ -2196,6 +2196,16 @@
             continue;
         }
 
+        // Skip cached processes.
+        if (IsCached(pid)) {
+            // For consistency, the header and footer to this message match those
+            // dumped by debuggerd in the success case.
+            dprintf(fd, "\n---- pid %d at [unknown] ----\n", pid);
+            dprintf(fd, "Dump skipped for cached process.\n");
+            dprintf(fd, "---- end %d ----", pid);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         const std::string link_name = android::base::StringPrintf("/proc/%d/exe", pid);
         std::string exe;
         if (!android::base::Readlink(link_name, &exe)) {