diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index ad41321f1e..597467766a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -4090,6 +4090,8 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
     public void finishRecentsAnimation(boolean toRecents, boolean shouldPip,
             Runnable onFinishComplete) {
+        // TODO(b/197232424#comment#10) Move this back into onRecentsAnimationComplete(). Maybe?
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = null;
         if (!toRecents && ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
             // Reset the minimized state since we force-toggled the minimized state when entering
             // overview, but never actually finished the recents animation.  This is a catch all for
@@ -4137,7 +4139,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         setCurrentTask(-1);
         mRecentsAnimationController = null;
         executeSideTaskLaunchCallback();
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = null;
     }
 
     public void setDisallowScrollToClearAll(boolean disallowScrollToClearAll) {