diff --git a/libs/hwui/GradientCache.cpp b/libs/hwui/GradientCache.cpp
index 3678788d5d505..0016b8145fdaf 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/GradientCache.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/GradientCache.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void GradientCache::clear() {
 Texture* GradientCache::addLinearGradient(GradientCacheEntry& gradient,
         uint32_t* colors, float* positions, int count, SkShader::TileMode tileMode) {
     SkBitmap bitmap;
-    bitmap.setConfig(SkBitmap::kARGB_8888_Config, 1024, 1);
+    bitmap.setConfig(SkBitmap::kARGB_8888_Config, 256 * (count - 1), 1);
     bitmap.allocPixels();
     bitmap.eraseColor(0);