diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/platform/command.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/platform/command.cpp
index 5ced2fe631..98f13d014b 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/platform/command.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/platform/command.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ Event::setStatus(cl_int status, uint64_t timeStamp)
         timeStamp = recordProfilingInfo(status, timeStamp);
     }
 
-    status_ = status;
+    if (!make_atomic(status_).compareAndSet(currentStatus, status)) {
+        // Somebody else beat us to it, let them deal with the release/signal.
+        return false;
+    }
 
     if (callbacks_ != (CallBackEntry*)0) {
         processCallbacks(status);