diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index a8cad94..60dd4cf 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //! Functions for running instances of `crosvm`.
 
 use crate::aidl::{remove_temporary_files, Cid, VirtualMachineCallbacks};
-use crate::atom::{get_num_cpus, write_vm_exited_stats};
+use crate::atom::{get_num_cpus, write_vm_exited_stats_sync};
 use crate::debug_config::DebugConfig;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Error, Result};
 use command_fds::CommandFdExt;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
         self.callbacks.callback_on_died(self.cid, death_reason);
 
         let vm_metric = self.vm_metric.lock().unwrap();
-        write_vm_exited_stats(
+        write_vm_exited_stats_sync(
             self.requester_uid as i32,
             &self.name,
             death_reason,