diff --git a/libs/hwui/Outline.h b/libs/hwui/Outline.h
index 5e9b21312d798..c98932cf095eb 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Outline.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Outline.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <SkPath.h>
 
 #include "Rect.h"
+#include "utils/MathUtils.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace uirenderer {
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ public:
         return mShouldClip && (mType == kOutlineType_RoundRect);
     }
 
+    bool willRoundRectClip() const {
+        // only round rect outlines can be used for clipping
+        return willClip() && MathUtils::isPositive(mRadius);
+    }
+
     bool getAsRoundRect(Rect* outRect, float* outRadius) const {
         if (mType == kOutlineType_RoundRect) {
             outRect->set(mBounds);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h b/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h
index 81cf2dfac9b6e..11abd701b9d82 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderProperties.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public:
         bool functorsNeedLayer = ancestorDictatesFunctorsNeedLayer
 
                 // Round rect clipping forces layer for functors
-                || CC_UNLIKELY(getOutline().willClip())
+                || CC_UNLIKELY(getOutline().willRoundRectClip())
                 || CC_UNLIKELY(getRevealClip().willClip())
 
                 // Complex matrices forces layer, due to stencil clipping