Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-client/GuestSessionImpl.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-client/GuestSessionImpl.cpp	(revision 71646)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-client/GuestSessionImpl.cpp	(revision 71647)
@@ -2523,7 +2523,6 @@
     LogFlowThisFuncEnter();
 
-    HRESULT hr = i_isReadyExternal();
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-        return hr;
+    /* Note: Don't check if the session is ready via i_isReadyExternal() here;
+     *       the session (already) could be in a stopped / aborted state. */
 
     /* Close session on guest. */
@@ -2542,6 +2541,6 @@
         rc = rc2;
 
-    LogFlowThisFunc(("Returning rc=%Rrc, rcGuest=%Rrc\n",
-                     rc, rcGuest));
+    LogFlowThisFunc(("Returning rc=%Rrc, rcGuest=%Rrc\n", rc, rcGuest));
+
     if (RT_FAILURE(rc))
     {