diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala
index 9fa556d522ba793c2091133a9e07b7b7aee8db41..0b2d9db707422d2d3f723202a83b800e4045f2b2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/Master.scala
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ private[spark] class Master(
         driver.state = finalState
         driver.exception = exception
         driver.worker.foreach(w => w.removeDriver(driver))
+        schedule()
       case None =>
         logWarning(s"Asked to remove unknown driver: $driverId")
     }