diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index 6fc27714bda81..ddb190e3fec19 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -3535,7 +3535,7 @@ void OpenGLRenderer::getAlphaAndMode(SkPaint* paint, int* alpha, SkXfermode::Mod
     getAlphaAndModeDirect(paint, alpha,  mode);
     if (mDrawModifiers.mOverrideLayerAlpha < 1.0f) {
         // if drawing a layer, ignore the paint's alpha
-        *alpha = mDrawModifiers.mOverrideLayerAlpha;
+        *alpha = mDrawModifiers.mOverrideLayerAlpha * 255;
     }
     *alpha *= mSnapshot->alpha;
 }