diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/RecentTasks.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/RecentTasks.java
index cecdc5c2c437..6e6d7e9f2945 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/RecentTasks.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/RecentTasks.java
@@ -1426,9 +1426,6 @@ class RecentTasks {
      * Creates a new RecentTaskInfo from a TaskRecord.
      */
     ActivityManager.RecentTaskInfo createRecentTaskInfo(TaskRecord tr) {
-        // Update the task description to reflect any changes in the task stack
-        tr.updateTaskDescription();
-
         // Compose the recent task info
         ActivityManager.RecentTaskInfo rti = new ActivityManager.RecentTaskInfo();
         rti.id = tr.getTopActivity() == null ? INVALID_TASK_ID : tr.taskId;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java
index b69cad42f486..365990f15835 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/TaskRecord.java
@@ -1626,6 +1626,9 @@ class TaskRecord extends ConfigurationContainer implements TaskWindowContainerLi
         final int effectiveRootIndex = findEffectiveRootIndex();
         final ActivityRecord r = mActivities.get(effectiveRootIndex);
         setIntent(r);
+
+        // Update the task description when the activities change
+        updateTaskDescription();
     }
 
     void saveToXml(XmlSerializer out) throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {