diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index d0cd8f2..90c96a2 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -465,22 +465,33 @@
 void IPCThreadState::processPendingDerefs()
 {
     if (mIn.dataPosition() >= mIn.dataSize()) {
-        size_t numPending = mPendingWeakDerefs.size();
-        if (numPending > 0) {
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < numPending; i++) {
-                RefBase::weakref_type* refs = mPendingWeakDerefs[i];
+        /*
+         * The decWeak()/decStrong() calls may cause a destructor to run,
+         * which in turn could have initiated an outgoing transaction,
+         * which in turn could cause us to add to the pending refs
+         * vectors; so instead of simply iterating, loop until they're empty.
+         *
+         * We do this in an outer loop, because calling decStrong()
+         * may result in something being added to mPendingWeakDerefs,
+         * which could be delayed until the next incoming command
+         * from the driver if we don't process it now.
+         */
+        while (mPendingWeakDerefs.size() > 0 || mPendingStrongDerefs.size() > 0) {
+            while (mPendingWeakDerefs.size() > 0) {
+                RefBase::weakref_type* refs = mPendingWeakDerefs[0];
+                mPendingWeakDerefs.removeAt(0);
                 refs->decWeak(mProcess.get());
             }
-            mPendingWeakDerefs.clear();
-        }
 
-        numPending = mPendingStrongDerefs.size();
-        if (numPending > 0) {
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < numPending; i++) {
-                BBinder* obj = mPendingStrongDerefs[i];
+            if (mPendingStrongDerefs.size() > 0) {
+                // We don't use while() here because we don't want to re-order
+                // strong and weak decs at all; if this decStrong() causes both a
+                // decWeak() and a decStrong() to be queued, we want to process
+                // the decWeak() first.
+                BBinder* obj = mPendingStrongDerefs[0];
+                mPendingStrongDerefs.removeAt(0);
                 obj->decStrong(mProcess.get());
             }
-            mPendingStrongDerefs.clear();
         }
     }
 }