diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
index 9bedff1..25aa611 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/MediaPlayerService.cpp
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@
     {
         Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
         p = mPlayer;
+        mClient.clear();
     }
-    mClient.clear();
 
     mPlayer.clear();