diff --git a/logd/LogTimes.cpp b/logd/LogTimes.cpp
index a4b96d33d..2a04880e4 100644
--- a/logd/LogTimes.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogTimes.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void LogTimeEntry::threadStop(void *obj) {
         while(it != times.end()) {
             if (*it == me) {
                 times.erase(it);
-                me->release_Locked();
+                me->release_nodelete_Locked();
                 break;
             }
             it++;
diff --git a/logd/LogTimes.h b/logd/LogTimes.h
index f5969df35..b66ff9e59 100644
--- a/logd/LogTimes.h
+++ b/logd/LogTimes.h
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ public:
     void triggerSkip_Locked(log_id_t id, unsigned int skip) { skipAhead[id] = skip; }
     void cleanSkip_Locked(void);
 
-    // Called after LogTimeEntry removed from list, lock implicitly held
+    // These called after LogTimeEntry removed from list, lock implicitly held
+    void release_nodelete_Locked(void) {
+        mRelease = true;
+        pthread_cond_signal(&threadTriggeredCondition);
+        // assumes caller code path will call decRef_Locked()
+    }
+
     void release_Locked(void) {
         mRelease = true;
         pthread_cond_signal(&threadTriggeredCondition);