diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index 5d17cc77f4..08a0ab3fb8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service
 
             // If Taskbar is present, we listen for long press to unstash it.
             TaskbarActivityContext tac = mTaskbarManager.getCurrentActivityContext();
-            if (tac != null) {
+            if (tac != null && canStartSystemGesture) {
                 reasonString.append(NEWLINE_PREFIX)
                         .append(reasonPrefix)
                         .append(SUBSTRING_PREFIX)