diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/SubjectSubscriptionManager.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/SubjectSubscriptionManager.java
index 589ca0dbe9..7b1564543e 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/SubjectSubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/subjects/SubjectSubscriptionManager.java
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ public void call(final Subscriber<? super T> child) {
         SubjectObserver<T> bo = new SubjectObserver<T>(child);
         addUnsubscriber(child, bo);
         onStart.call(bo);
-        if (add(bo) && child.isUnsubscribed()) {
-            remove(bo);
+        if (!child.isUnsubscribed()) {
+            if (add(bo) && child.isUnsubscribed()) {
+                remove(bo);
+            }
         }
     }
     /** Registers the unsubscribe action for the given subscriber. */