diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp
index 07fdead..80da154 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RegionSamplingThread.cpp
@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@
 
 void RegionSamplingThread::addListener(const Rect& samplingArea, const sp<IBinder>& stopLayerHandle,
                                        const sp<IRegionSamplingListener>& listener) {
-    wp<Layer> stopLayer = stopLayerHandle != nullptr
-            ? static_cast<Layer::Handle*>(stopLayerHandle.get())->owner
-            : nullptr;
+    wp<Layer> stopLayer;
+    if (stopLayerHandle != nullptr && stopLayerHandle->localBinder() != nullptr) {
+        stopLayer = static_cast<Layer::Handle*>(stopLayerHandle.get())->owner;
+    }
 
     sp<IBinder> asBinder = IInterface::asBinder(listener);
     asBinder->linkToDeath(this);