diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 4423f8e0c053..22696dae96fd 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -5554,6 +5554,8 @@ static void binder_add_freeze_work(struct binder_proc *proc, bool is_frozen)
 		prev = node;
 		binder_node_unlock(node);
 		binder_inner_proc_lock(proc);
+		if (proc->is_dead)
+			break;
 	}
 	binder_inner_proc_unlock(proc);
 	if (prev)