diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
index b4b5f98..6c86712 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <log/log.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 
@@ -47,20 +48,13 @@
 SensorService::SensorEventConnection::~SensorEventConnection() {
     ALOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "~SensorEventConnection(%p)", this);
     destroy();
-}
-
-void SensorService::SensorEventConnection::destroy() {
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mDestroyLock);
-
-    // destroy once only
-    if (mDestroyed) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     mService->cleanupConnection(this);
     if (mEventCache != nullptr) {
         delete[] mEventCache;
     }
+}
+
+void SensorService::SensorEventConnection::destroy() {
     mDestroyed = true;
 }
 
@@ -665,6 +659,11 @@
         int handle, bool enabled, nsecs_t samplingPeriodNs, nsecs_t maxBatchReportLatencyNs,
         int reservedFlags)
 {
+    if (mDestroyed) {
+        android_errorWriteLog(0x534e4554, "168211968");
+        return DEAD_OBJECT;
+    }
+
     status_t err;
     if (enabled) {
         err = mService->enable(this, handle, samplingPeriodNs, maxBatchReportLatencyNs,
@@ -679,10 +678,19 @@
 status_t SensorService::SensorEventConnection::setEventRate(
         int handle, nsecs_t samplingPeriodNs)
 {
+    if (mDestroyed) {
+        android_errorWriteLog(0x534e4554, "168211968");
+        return DEAD_OBJECT;
+    }
+
     return mService->setEventRate(this, handle, samplingPeriodNs, mOpPackageName);
 }
 
 status_t  SensorService::SensorEventConnection::flush() {
+    if (mDestroyed) {
+        return DEAD_OBJECT;
+    }
+
     return  mService->flushSensor(this, mOpPackageName);
 }
 
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
index 8f2d5db..9487a39 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_SENSOR_EVENT_CONNECTION_H
 #define ANDROID_SENSOR_EVENT_CONNECTION_H
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -182,8 +183,8 @@
     int mTotalAcksNeeded, mTotalAcksReceived;
 #endif
 
-    mutable Mutex mDestroyLock;
-    bool mDestroyed;
+    // Used to track if this object was inappropriately used after destroy().
+    std::atomic_bool mDestroyed;
 
     // Store a mapping of sensor handles to required AppOp for a sensor. This map only contains a
     // valid mapping for sensors that require a permission in order to reduce the lookup time.