diff --git a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index add358b..e534447 100644
--- a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@
     if (lStatus == NO_ERROR) {
         trackHandle = new TrackHandle(track);
     } else {
+        // remove local strong reference to Client before deleting the Track so that the Client
+        // destructor is called by the TrackBase destructor with mLock held
+        client.clear();
         track.clear();
     }
 
@@ -707,10 +710,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-void AudioFlinger::removeClient(pid_t pid)
+// removeClient_l() must be called with AudioFlinger::mLock held
+void AudioFlinger::removeClient_l(pid_t pid)
 {
-    LOGV("removeClient() pid %d, tid %d, calling tid %d", pid, gettid(), IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid());
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    LOGV("removeClient_l() pid %d, tid %d, calling tid %d", pid, gettid(), IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid());
     mClients.removeItem(pid);
 }
 
@@ -2078,7 +2081,10 @@
         }
     }
     mCblkMemory.clear();            // and free the shared memory
-    mClient.clear();
+    if (mClient != NULL) {
+        Mutex::Autolock _l(mClient->audioFlinger()->mLock);
+        mClient.clear();
+    }
 }
 
 void AudioFlinger::ThreadBase::TrackBase::releaseBuffer(AudioBufferProvider::Buffer* buffer)
@@ -2712,9 +2718,10 @@
     // 1 MB of address space is good for 32 tracks, 8 buffers each, 4 KB/buffer
 }
 
+// Client destructor must be called with AudioFlinger::mLock held
 AudioFlinger::Client::~Client()
 {
-    mAudioFlinger->removeClient(mPid);
+    mAudioFlinger->removeClient_l(mPid);
 }
 
 const sp<MemoryDealer>& AudioFlinger::Client::heap() const
@@ -2820,6 +2827,9 @@
                                                    format, channelCount, frameCount, flags);
     }
     if (recordTrack->getCblk() == NULL) {
+        // remove local strong reference to Client before deleting the RecordTrack so that the Client
+        // destructor is called by the TrackBase destructor with mLock held
+        client.clear();
         recordTrack.clear();
         lStatus = NO_MEMORY;
         goto Exit;
diff --git a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 7a6641f..3699019 100644
--- a/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/libs/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@
         virtual             ~Client();
         const sp<MemoryDealer>&     heap() const;
         pid_t               pid() const { return mPid; }
+        sp<AudioFlinger>    audioFlinger() { return mAudioFlinger; }
+
     private:
                             Client(const Client&);
                             Client& operator = (const Client&);
@@ -641,7 +643,7 @@
     friend class PlaybackThread::Track;
 
 
-                void        removeClient(pid_t pid);
+                void        removeClient_l(pid_t pid);
 
 
     // record thread