diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java
index d4648795c6..f95500e6e8 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/ethernet/EthernetNetworkFactory.java
@@ -355,8 +355,10 @@ public class EthernetNetworkFactory extends NetworkFactory {
         void stop() {
             if (mIpClient != null) {
                 mIpClient.shutdown();
+                mIpClient.awaitShutdown();
                 mIpClient = null;
             }
+
             // ConnectivityService will only forget our NetworkAgent if we send it a NetworkInfo object
             // with a state of DISCONNECTED or SUSPENDED. So we can't simply clear our NetworkInfo here:
             // that sets the state to IDLE, and ConnectivityService will still think we're connected.