diff --git a/app/src/main/java/me/zhanghai/android/files/fileproperties/checksum/ChecksumInfoLiveData.kt b/app/src/main/java/me/zhanghai/android/files/fileproperties/checksum/ChecksumInfoLiveData.kt
index 317d1fc78..9426db68d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/me/zhanghai/android/files/fileproperties/checksum/ChecksumInfoLiveData.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/me/zhanghai/android/files/fileproperties/checksum/ChecksumInfoLiveData.kt
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@ import me.zhanghai.android.files.util.Stateful
 import me.zhanghai.android.files.util.Success
 import me.zhanghai.android.files.util.toHexString
 import me.zhanghai.android.files.util.valueCompat
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService
+import java.util.concurrent.Future
 
 class ChecksumInfoLiveData(path: Path) : PathObserverLiveData<Stateful<ChecksumInfo>>(path) {
+    private var future: Future<Unit>? = null
+
     init {
         loadValue()
         observe()
     }
 
     override fun loadValue() {
+        future?.cancel(true)
         value = Loading(value?.value)
-        AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR.execute {
+        future = (AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR as ExecutorService).submit<Unit> {
             val value = try {
                 val messageDigests =
                     ChecksumInfo.Algorithm.entries.associateWith { it.createMessageDigest() }
@@ -48,4 +53,10 @@ class ChecksumInfoLiveData(path: Path) : PathObserverLiveData<Stateful<ChecksumI
             postValue(value)
         }
     }
+
+    override fun close() {
+        super.close()
+
+        future?.cancel(true)
+    }
 }