diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala
index 4012dca3ecdf8f09a8d4f6f87224fbaf8ac014b3..620f226a23e154add62756b48db1689233709a43 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/ShutdownHookManager.scala
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ private[spark] object ShutdownHookManager extends Logging {
 private [util] class SparkShutdownHookManager {
 
   private val hooks = new PriorityQueue[SparkShutdownHook]()
-  private var shuttingDown = false
+  @volatile private var shuttingDown = false
 
   /**
    * Install a hook to run at shutdown and run all registered hooks in order. Hadoop 1.x does not
@@ -232,28 +232,27 @@ private [util] class SparkShutdownHookManager {
     }
   }
 
-  def runAll(): Unit = synchronized {
+  def runAll(): Unit = {
     shuttingDown = true
-    while (!hooks.isEmpty()) {
-      Try(Utils.logUncaughtExceptions(hooks.poll().run()))
+    var nextHook: SparkShutdownHook = null
+    while ({ nextHook = hooks.synchronized { hooks.poll() }; nextHook != null }) {
+      Try(Utils.logUncaughtExceptions(nextHook.run()))
     }
   }
 
-  def add(priority: Int, hook: () => Unit): AnyRef = synchronized {
-    checkState()
-    val hookRef = new SparkShutdownHook(priority, hook)
-    hooks.add(hookRef)
-    hookRef
-  }
-
-  def remove(ref: AnyRef): Boolean = synchronized {
-    hooks.remove(ref)
+  def add(priority: Int, hook: () => Unit): AnyRef = {
+    hooks.synchronized {
+      if (shuttingDown) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Shutdown hooks cannot be modified during shutdown.")
+      }
+      val hookRef = new SparkShutdownHook(priority, hook)
+      hooks.add(hookRef)
+      hookRef
+    }
   }
 
-  private def checkState(): Unit = {
-    if (shuttingDown) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Shutdown hooks cannot be modified during shutdown.")
-    }
+  def remove(ref: AnyRef): Boolean = {
+    hooks.synchronized { hooks.remove(ref) }
   }
 
 }