diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 10a8509123c2c..7b3ff0f0c5cbd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -5346,10 +5346,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
             // of whether a layout was requested on that View.
             sIgnoreMeasureCache = targetSdkVersion < Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
 
-            Canvas.sCompatibilityRestore = targetSdkVersion < Build.VERSION_CODES.M;
-            Canvas.sCompatibilitySetBitmap = targetSdkVersion < Build.VERSION_CODES.O;
-            Canvas.setCompatibilityVersion(targetSdkVersion);
-
             // In M and newer, our widgets can pass a "hint" value in the size
             // for UNSPECIFIED MeasureSpecs. This lets child views of scrolling containers
             // know what the expected parent size is going to be, so e.g. list items can size
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
index d949444d44d62..37ba869a94e3f 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL;
  */
 public class Canvas extends BaseCanvas {
     private static int sCompatiblityVersion = 0;
-    /** @hide */
-    public static boolean sCompatibilityRestore = false;
-    /** @hide */
-    public static boolean sCompatibilitySetBitmap = false;
+    private static boolean sCompatibilityRestore = false;
+    private static boolean sCompatibilitySetBitmap = false;
 
     /** @hide */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
@@ -1426,9 +1424,10 @@ public class Canvas extends BaseCanvas {
         nFreeTextLayoutCaches();
     }
 
-    /** @hide */
-    public static void setCompatibilityVersion(int apiLevel) {
+    /*package*/ static void setCompatibilityVersion(int apiLevel) {
         sCompatiblityVersion = apiLevel;
+        sCompatibilityRestore = apiLevel < Build.VERSION_CODES.M;
+        sCompatibilitySetBitmap = apiLevel < Build.VERSION_CODES.O;
         nSetCompatibilityVersion(apiLevel);
     }
 
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java
index 113cf9faab177..ed849127aedcf 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public final class Compatibility {
     @SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
     public static void setTargetSdkVersion(int targetSdkVersion) {
         sTargetSdkVersion = targetSdkVersion;
+        Canvas.setCompatibilityVersion(targetSdkVersion);
     }
 
     /**