diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index 1c0687a351e48..c04200ec12f2e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -6368,10 +6368,10 @@ class DisplayContent extends RootDisplayArea implements WindowManagerPolicy.Disp
         }
 
         /**
-         * Returns the fixed orientation requested by a transient launch (e.g. recents animation).
-         * If it doesn't return SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET, the rotation change should be deferred.
+         * Returns {@code true} if the transient launch (e.g. recents animation) requested a fixed
+         * orientation, then the rotation change should be deferred.
          */
-        @ActivityInfo.ScreenOrientation int getTransientFixedOrientation() {
+        boolean shouldDeferRotation() {
             ActivityRecord source = null;
             if (mTransitionController.isShellTransitionsEnabled()) {
                 final ActivityRecord r = mFixedRotationLaunchingApp;
@@ -6383,13 +6383,10 @@ class DisplayContent extends RootDisplayArea implements WindowManagerPolicy.Disp
             }
             if (source == null || source.getRequestedConfigurationOrientation(
                     true /* forDisplay */) == ORIENTATION_UNDEFINED) {
-                return SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET;
+                return false;
             }
-            if (!mWmService.mPolicy.okToAnimate(false /* ignoreScreenOn */)) {
-                // If screen is off or the device is going to sleep, then still allow to update.
-                return SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET;
-            }
-            return source.mOrientation;
+            // If screen is off or the device is going to sleep, then still allow to update.
+            return mWmService.mPolicy.okToAnimate(false /* ignoreScreenOn */);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayRotation.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayRotation.java
index f116fffa80759..262ddae027650 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayRotation.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayRotation.java
@@ -446,12 +446,10 @@ public class DisplayRotation {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            final int transientFixedOrientation =
-                    mDisplayContent.mFixedRotationTransitionListener.getTransientFixedOrientation();
-            if (transientFixedOrientation != SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET) {
+            if (mDisplayContent.mFixedRotationTransitionListener.shouldDeferRotation()) {
                 // Makes sure that after the transition is finished, updateOrientation() can see
                 // the difference from the latest orientation source.
-                mLastOrientation = transientFixedOrientation;
+                mLastOrientation = SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET;
                 // During the recents animation, the closing app might still be considered on top.
                 // In order to ignore its requested orientation to avoid a sensor led rotation (e.g
                 // user rotating the device while the recents animation is running), we ignore
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationControllerTest.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationControllerTest.java
index 3c3351c0b2079..021568dd97b45 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationControllerTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/RecentsAnimationControllerTest.java
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public class RecentsAnimationControllerTest extends WindowTestsBase {
         final DisplayRotation displayRotation = mDisplayContent.getDisplayRotation();
         final int topOrientation = DisplayContentTests.getRotatedOrientation(mDefaultDisplay);
         assertFalse(displayRotation.updateOrientation(topOrientation, false /* forceUpdate */));
-        assertEquals(recents.mOrientation, displayRotation.getLastOrientation());
+        assertEquals(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET, displayRotation.getLastOrientation());
         final int prevRotation = mDisplayContent.getRotation();
         mWm.cleanupRecentsAnimation(REORDER_MOVE_TO_ORIGINAL_POSITION);
 
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java
index 501f0c4ac1b3d..8474c3829827a 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TransitionTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FREEFORM;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR;
+import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.ROTATION_ANIMATION_SEAMLESS;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_INPUT_METHOD;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_NAVIGATION_BAR;
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ public class TransitionTests extends WindowTestsBase {
                 anyInt() /* orientation */, anyInt() /* lastRotation */);
         // Rotation update is skipped while the recents animation is running.
         assertFalse(mDisplayContent.updateRotationUnchecked());
-        assertEquals(SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR, displayRotation.getLastOrientation());
+        assertEquals(SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSET, displayRotation.getLastOrientation());
         // Return to the app without fixed orientation from recents.
         app.moveFocusableActivityToTop("test");
         player.finish();