diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TabWidget.java b/core/java/android/widget/TabWidget.java
index 4e1b5856e156c..830fcd1e0be60 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TabWidget.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TabWidget.java
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ public class TabWidget extends LinearLayout implements OnFocusChangeListener {
     }
 
     private void initTabWidget() {
-        setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
         mGroupFlags |= FLAG_USE_CHILD_DRAWING_ORDER;
 
         final Context context = mContext;
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/tab_content.xml b/core/res/res/layout/tab_content.xml
index 0ee87cebbfc27..79147fbe3845a 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/tab_content.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/tab_content.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 	android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
 	<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
     	android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
-        <TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs" android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        	android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="0" />
+    <TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs"
+        android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="0" />
         <FrameLayout android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
         	android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dip"
             android:layout_weight="1"/>