diff --git content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc
index c04efa1296318..8c8515cb74a2b 100644
--- content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc
+++ content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ BrowserTaskExecutor::OnUserInputStart() {
 
 // static
 void BrowserTaskExecutor::Shutdown() {
-  if (!g_browser_task_executor)
+  if (!g_browser_task_executor || !g_browser_task_executor->ui_thread_executor_)
     return;
 
   DCHECK(Get()->ui_thread_executor_);