diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
index 5f836366c4318..e8b2ebf167451 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ status_t LayerBuffer::BufferSource::initTempBuffer() const
     const ISurface::BufferHeap& buffers(mBufferHeap);
     uint32_t w = mLayer.mTransformedBounds.width();
     uint32_t h = mLayer.mTransformedBounds.height();
-    if (buffers.w * h != buffers.h * w) {
+    if (mLayer.getOrientation() & (Transform::ROT_90 | Transform::ROT_270)) {
         int t = w; w = h; h = t;
     }