diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index 06c8e01562493..65f0caa0ef243 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
                 mSurfaceHolder.setSurfaceFrameSize(mWidth, mHeight);
                 mSurfaceHolder.mSurfaceLock.unlock();
                 if (mSurface.isValid()) {
-                    if (!hadSurface || surfaceGenerationId != mSurface.getGenerationId()) {
+                    if (!hadSurface) {
                         mSurfaceHolder.ungetCallbacks();
 
                         mIsCreating = true;
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
                         }
                         surfaceChanged = true;
                     }
-                    if (surfaceChanged) {
+                    if (surfaceChanged || surfaceGenerationId != mSurface.getGenerationId()) {
                         mSurfaceHolderCallback.surfaceChanged(mSurfaceHolder,
                                 lp.format, mWidth, mHeight);
                         SurfaceHolder.Callback callbacks[] = mSurfaceHolder.getCallbacks();