diff --git a/lmkd/lmkd.c b/lmkd/lmkd.c
index e3c4ccc99..769222257 100644
--- a/lmkd/lmkd.c
+++ b/lmkd/lmkd.c
@@ -1260,6 +1260,8 @@ static struct proc *proc_get_heaviest(int oomadj) {
     return maxprocp;
 }
 
+static int last_killed_pid = -1;
+
 /* Kill one process specified by procp.  Returns the size of the process killed */
 static int kill_one_process(struct proc* procp) {
     int pid = procp->pid;
@@ -1304,6 +1306,8 @@ static int kill_one_process(struct proc* procp) {
 
     TRACE_KILL_END();
 
+    last_killed_pid = pid;
+
     if (r) {
         ALOGE("kill(%d): errno=%d", pid, errno);
         goto out;
@@ -1445,6 +1449,23 @@ enum vmpressure_level downgrade_level(enum vmpressure_level level) {
         level - 1 : level);
 }
 
+static bool is_kill_pending(void) {
+    char buf[24];
+
+    if (last_killed_pid < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "/proc/%d/", last_killed_pid);
+    if (access(buf, F_OK) == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // reset last killed PID because there's nothing pending
+    last_killed_pid = -1;
+    return false;
+}
+
 static void mp_event_common(int data, uint32_t events __unused) {
     int ret;
     unsigned long long evcount;
@@ -1490,7 +1511,11 @@ static void mp_event_common(int data, uint32_t events __unused) {
     }
 
     if (kill_timeout_ms) {
-        if (get_time_diff_ms(&last_kill_tm, &curr_tm) < kill_timeout_ms) {
+        // If we're within the timeout, see if there's pending reclaim work
+        // from the last killed process. If there is (as evidenced by
+        // /proc/<pid> continuing to exist), skip killing for now.
+        if ((get_time_diff_ms(&last_kill_tm, &curr_tm) < kill_timeout_ms) &&
+            (low_ram_device || is_kill_pending())) {
             kill_skip_count++;
             return;
         }
@@ -1633,7 +1658,7 @@ do_kill:
             min_score_adj = level_oomadj[level];
         }
 
-        pages_freed = find_and_kill_processes(min_score_adj, pages_to_free);
+        pages_freed = find_and_kill_processes(min_score_adj, 0);
 
         if (pages_freed == 0) {
             /* Rate limit kill reports when nothing was reclaimed */
@@ -1641,14 +1666,13 @@ do_kill:
                 report_skip_count++;
                 return;
             }
+        } else {
+            /* If we killed anything, update the last killed timestamp. */
+            last_kill_tm = curr_tm;
         }
 
         /* Log meminfo whenever we kill or when report rate limit allows */
         meminfo_log(&mi);
-        if (pages_freed >= pages_to_free) {
-            /* Reset kill time only if reclaimed enough memory */
-            last_kill_tm = curr_tm;
-        }
 
         if (use_minfree_levels) {
             ALOGI("Killing to reclaim %ldkB, reclaimed %ldkB, cache(%ldkB) and "