diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
index b39f9a5816fee..bcba938e4ed8e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFIC
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION;
 import static android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O;
 import static android.os.Trace.TRACE_TAG_PACKAGE_MANAGER;
-import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.ROTATION_ANIMATION_ROTATE;
+import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.ROTATION_ANIMATION_UNSPECIFIED;
 
 import android.annotation.IntRange;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -4283,7 +4283,7 @@ public class PackageParser {
                 sa.getString(R.styleable.AndroidManifestActivity_enableVrMode);
 
             a.info.rotationAnimation =
-                sa.getInt(R.styleable.AndroidManifestActivity_rotationAnimation, ROTATION_ANIMATION_ROTATE);
+                sa.getInt(R.styleable.AndroidManifestActivity_rotationAnimation, ROTATION_ANIMATION_UNSPECIFIED);
 
             a.info.colorMode = sa.getInt(R.styleable.AndroidManifestActivity_colorMode,
                     ActivityInfo.COLOR_MODE_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java b/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
index 48f3973e87fee..9b881fd3d1c88 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
@@ -1742,6 +1742,13 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
          */
         public float buttonBrightness = BRIGHTNESS_OVERRIDE_NONE;
 
+        /**
+         * Unspecified value for {@link #rotationAnimation} indicating
+         * a lack of preference.
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final int ROTATION_ANIMATION_UNSPECIFIED = -1;
+
         /**
          * Value for {@link #rotationAnimation} which specifies that this
          * window will visually rotate in or out following a rotation.