diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/DesktopModeWindowDecorViewModel.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/DesktopModeWindowDecorViewModel.java
index 15abbf298b245..d2127d7a874f5 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/DesktopModeWindowDecorViewModel.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/DesktopModeWindowDecorViewModel.java
@@ -820,8 +820,13 @@ public class DesktopModeWindowDecorViewModel implements WindowDecorViewModel {
             @NonNull DesktopModeWindowDecoration windowDecoration,
             @NonNull RunningTaskInfo taskInfo) {
         final int screenWidth = mDisplayController.getDisplayLayout(taskInfo.displayId).width();
-        final Rect disallowedAreaForEndBounds = new Rect(0, 0, screenWidth,
-                getStatusBarHeight(taskInfo.displayId));
+        final Rect disallowedAreaForEndBounds;
+        if (DesktopModeStatus.isProto2Enabled()) {
+            disallowedAreaForEndBounds = new Rect(0, 0, screenWidth,
+                    getStatusBarHeight(taskInfo.displayId));
+        } else {
+            disallowedAreaForEndBounds = null;
+        }
         if (!DesktopModeStatus.isVeiledResizeEnabled()) {
             return new FluidResizeTaskPositioner(mTaskOrganizer, windowDecoration,
                     mDisplayController, disallowedAreaForEndBounds, mDragStartListener,
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/VeiledResizeTaskPositioner.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/VeiledResizeTaskPositioner.java
index 58c78e6a5b9fb..39b90218dce17 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/VeiledResizeTaskPositioner.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/windowdecor/VeiledResizeTaskPositioner.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class VeiledResizeTaskPositioner implements DragPositioningCallback,
     private final Rect mRepositionTaskBounds = new Rect();
     // If a task move (not resize) finishes in this region, the positioner will not attempt to
     // finalize the bounds there using WCT#setBounds
-    private final Rect mDisallowedAreaForEndBounds = new Rect();
+    private final Rect mDisallowedAreaForEndBounds;
     private final Supplier<SurfaceControl.Transaction> mTransactionSupplier;
     private int mCtrlType;
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class VeiledResizeTaskPositioner implements DragPositioningCallback,
         mDesktopWindowDecoration = windowDecoration;
         mDisplayController = displayController;
         mDragStartListener = dragStartListener;
-        mDisallowedAreaForEndBounds.set(disallowedAreaForEndBounds);
+        mDisallowedAreaForEndBounds = new Rect(disallowedAreaForEndBounds);
         mTransactionSupplier = supplier;
         mTransitions = transitions;
     }