diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
index 0c200fd..e51e8d2 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
@@ -619,7 +619,10 @@
 
         return !mForceStopOtDaemonEnabled
                 && !mUserRestricted
-                && (!mAirplaneModeOn || enabledInAirplaneMode)
+                // FIXME(b/340744397): Note that here we need to call `isAirplaneModeOn()` to get
+                // the latest state of airplane mode but can't use `mIsAirplaneMode`. This is for
+                // avoiding the race conditions described in b/340744397
+                && (!isAirplaneModeOn() || enabledInAirplaneMode)
                 && mPersistentSettings.get(ThreadPersistentSettings.THREAD_ENABLED);
     }