diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index 89b95c09fbe3b..f807da86a31c1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -10424,7 +10424,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
 
     @Override
     public boolean applyTransactionOnDraw(@NonNull SurfaceControl.Transaction t) {
-        if (mRemoved) {
+        if (mRemoved || !isHardwareEnabled()) {
             t.apply();
         } else {
             registerRtFrameCallback(frame -> mergeWithNextTransaction(t, frame));