diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs
index eaa68fc064..78804e8a03 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ impl ContainerInner {
         signal: u32,
         all: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.check_state(vec![ProcessStatus::Stopped]).await.is_ok() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let mut process_id: agent::ContainerProcessID = process.clone().into();
         if all {
             // force signal init process