diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
index c4f20da..3ce0c7d 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
       mPlaybackSettings(AUDIO_PLAYBACK_RATE_DEFAULT),
       mVideoFpsHint(-1.f),
       mStarted(false),
+      mResetting(false),
       mSourceStarted(false),
       mPaused(false),
       mPausedByClient(false),
@@ -1139,6 +1140,8 @@
         {
             ALOGV("kWhatReset");
 
+            mResetting = true;
+
             mDeferredActions.push_back(
                     new FlushDecoderAction(
                         FLUSH_CMD_SHUTDOWN /* audio */,
@@ -1221,7 +1224,8 @@
 }
 
 void NuPlayer::onResume() {
-    if (!mPaused) {
+    if (!mPaused || mResetting) {
+        ALOGD_IF(mResetting, "resetting, onResume discarded");
         return;
     }
     mPaused = false;
@@ -1922,6 +1926,7 @@
     }
 
     mStarted = false;
+    mResetting = false;
     mSourceStarted = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
index c9f0bbd..4cec1a1 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
     AVSyncSettings mSyncSettings;
     float mVideoFpsHint;
     bool mStarted;
+    bool mResetting;
     bool mSourceStarted;
 
     // Actual pause state, either as requested by client or due to buffering.