diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 5538007965ace..65d2e11ae0e67 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -8087,7 +8087,7 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
      *
      * @return A HardwareLayer ready to render, or null if an error occurred.
      */
-    HardwareLayer getHardwareLayer(Canvas currentCanvas) {
+    HardwareLayer getHardwareLayer() {
         if (mAttachInfo == null || mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer == null) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -8107,7 +8107,9 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
                 mHardwareLayer.resize(width, height);
             }
 
-            final HardwareCanvas canvas = mHardwareLayer.start(mAttachInfo.mHardwareCanvas);
+            Canvas currentCanvas = mAttachInfo.mHardwareCanvas;
+            final HardwareCanvas canvas = mHardwareLayer.start(currentCanvas);
+            mAttachInfo.mHardwareCanvas = canvas;
             try {
                 canvas.setViewport(width, height);
                 // TODO: We should pass the dirty rect
@@ -8131,7 +8133,8 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
                 canvas.restoreToCount(restoreCount);
             } finally {
                 canvas.onPostDraw();
-                mHardwareLayer.end(mAttachInfo.mHardwareCanvas);
+                mHardwareLayer.end(currentCanvas);
+                mAttachInfo.mHardwareCanvas = currentCanvas;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
index 7c39201f34aa2..f198c4678daef 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ public abstract class ViewGroup extends View implements ViewParent, ViewManager
         if (hasNoCache) {
             boolean layerRendered = false;
             if (layerType == LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE) {
-                final HardwareLayer layer = child.getHardwareLayer(canvas);
+                final HardwareLayer layer = child.getHardwareLayer();
                 if (layer != null && layer.isValid()) {
                     ((HardwareCanvas) canvas).drawHardwareLayer(layer, 0, 0, child.mLayerPaint);
                     layerRendered = true;