diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 326ab2eb0a..51148b270e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -6572,7 +6572,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
                     if (VDBG || DDBG) log("   accepting network in place of null");
                 }
                 newSatisfier.unlingerRequest(nri.request);
-                nri.mSatisfier = newSatisfier;
                 if (!newSatisfier.addRequest(nri.request)) {
                     Slog.wtf(TAG, "BUG: " + newSatisfier.name() + " already has " + nri.request);
                 }
@@ -6589,8 +6588,8 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
                             " request " + nri.request.requestId);
                 }
                 newNetwork.removeRequest(nri.request.requestId);
-                nri.mSatisfier = null;
             }
+            nri.mSatisfier = newSatisfier;
             // Tell NetworkProviders about the new score, so they can stop
             // trying to connect if they know they cannot match it.
             // TODO - this could get expensive if there are a lot of outstanding requests for this