diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index d570b0d5bc9ce..38880cd0a9b30 100755
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -1586,13 +1586,7 @@ void OpenGLRenderer::setupDraw(bool clearLayer) {
             setScissorFromClip();
         }
 
-        if (clearLayer) {
-            setStencilFromClip();
-        } else {
-            // While clearing layer, force disable stencil buffer, since
-            // it's invalid to stencil-clip *during* the layer clear
-            mCaches.stencil.disable();
-        }
+        setStencilFromClip();
     }
 
     mDescription.reset();