diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.cpp b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.cpp
index 6973209c4626e..d05e7f660c726 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void StartReorderBarrierDrawable::onDraw(SkCanvas* canvas) {
         //mChildren is allocated and initialized only the first time onDraw is called and cached for
         //subsequent calls
         mChildren.reserve(mEndChildIndex - mBeginChildIndex + 1);
-        for (unsigned int i = mBeginChildIndex; i <= mEndChildIndex; i++) {
+        for (int i = mBeginChildIndex; i <= mEndChildIndex; i++) {
             mChildren.push_back(const_cast<RenderNodeDrawable*>(&mDisplayList->mChildNodes[i]));
         }
     }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.h b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.h
index 298a7320df640..9f00d23ae9855 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ReorderBarrierDrawables.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ protected:
     virtual void onDraw(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
 
 private:
-    size_t mEndChildIndex;
-    size_t mBeginChildIndex;
+    int mEndChildIndex;
+    int mBeginChildIndex;
     FatVector<RenderNodeDrawable*, 16> mChildren;
     SkiaDisplayList* mDisplayList;
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/FrameBuilderTests.cpp b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/FrameBuilderTests.cpp
index 950b2c45f8930..a1c225f544ddb 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/FrameBuilderTests.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/FrameBuilderTests.cpp
@@ -1530,6 +1530,8 @@ public:
 RENDERTHREAD_TEST(FrameBuilder, zReorder) {
     auto parent = TestUtils::createNode<RecordingCanvas>(0, 0, 100, 100,
             [](RenderProperties& props, RecordingCanvas& canvas) {
+        canvas.insertReorderBarrier(true);
+        canvas.insertReorderBarrier(false);
         drawOrderedNode(&canvas, 0, 10.0f); // in reorder=false at this point, so played inorder
         drawOrderedRect(&canvas, 1);
         canvas.insertReorderBarrier(true);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RenderNodeDrawableTests.cpp b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RenderNodeDrawableTests.cpp
index c2df9ecfe7032..f4b686d3b1e23 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RenderNodeDrawableTests.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/tests/unit/RenderNodeDrawableTests.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ TEST(RenderNodeDrawable, zReorder) {
 
     auto parent = TestUtils::createSkiaNode(0, 0, 100, 100,
             [](RenderProperties& props, SkiaRecordingCanvas& canvas) {
+        canvas.insertReorderBarrier(true);
+        canvas.insertReorderBarrier(false);
         drawOrderedNode(&canvas, 0, 10.0f); // in reorder=false at this point, so played inorder
         drawOrderedRect(&canvas, 1);
         canvas.insertReorderBarrier(true);