diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 453ee179a2399..f75ae5588ba50 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -13529,6 +13529,10 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
             throw new IllegalStateException("This view must be attached to a window first");
         }
 
+        if (getWidth() == 0 || getHeight() == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         switch (mLayerType) {
             case LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE:
                 // The only part of a hardware layer we can build in response to