diff --git content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc
index 9572bef1de74f..8d67dc7ceca2e 100644
--- content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc
+++ content/browser/scheduler/browser_task_executor.cc
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ 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_);