diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/WorkLockActivity.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/WorkLockActivity.java
index 63d1cc246a53d..c7514a90dce32 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/WorkLockActivity.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/WorkLockActivity.java
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ public class WorkLockActivity extends Activity {
         // Draw captions overlaid on the content view, so the whole window is one solid color.
         setOverlayWithDecorCaptionEnabled(true);
 
-        // Match task description to the task stack we are replacing so it's still recognizably the
-        // original task stack with the same icon and title text.
-        setTaskDescription(new TaskDescription(null, null, color));
-
         // Blank out the activity. When it is on-screen it will look like a Recents thumbnail with
         // redaction switched on.
         final View blankView = new View(this);
@@ -127,6 +123,11 @@ public class WorkLockActivity extends Activity {
         return;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setTaskDescription(TaskDescription taskDescription) {
+        // Use the previous activity's task description.
+    }
+
     private final BroadcastReceiver mLockEventReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
         @Override
         public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {