diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
index df446f9284db9..58ef7b3a16897 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ void DisplayListRenderer::prepare(bool opaque) {
             SkCanvas::kMatrix_SaveFlag | SkCanvas::kClip_SaveFlag);
     mSaveCount = 1;
     mSnapshot->setClip(0.0f, 0.0f, mWidth, mHeight);
+    mRestoreSaveCount = -1;
+}
+
+void DisplayListRenderer::finish() {
+    insertRestoreToCount();
+    OpenGLRenderer::finish();
 }
 
 void DisplayListRenderer::acquireContext() {
@@ -497,8 +503,7 @@ void DisplayListRenderer::restore() {
 }
 
 void DisplayListRenderer::restoreToCount(int saveCount) {
-    addOp(DisplayList::RestoreToCount);
-    addInt(saveCount);
+    mRestoreSaveCount = saveCount;
     OpenGLRenderer::restoreToCount(saveCount);
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
index 7f9db8a46e620..68e4359ee90c0 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public:
 
     void setViewport(int width, int height);
     void prepare(bool opaque);
+    void finish();
 
     void acquireContext();
     void releaseContext();
@@ -318,7 +319,16 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
+    void insertRestoreToCount() {
+        if (mRestoreSaveCount >= 0) {
+            mWriter.writeInt(DisplayList::RestoreToCount);
+            addInt(mRestoreSaveCount);
+            mRestoreSaveCount = -1;
+        }
+    }
+
     inline void addOp(DisplayList::Op drawOp) {
+        insertRestoreToCount();
         mWriter.writeInt(drawOp);
     }
 
@@ -461,6 +471,8 @@ private:
 
     DisplayList *mDisplayList;
 
+    int mRestoreSaveCount;
+
     friend class DisplayList;
 
 }; // class DisplayListRenderer