diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 2b9ae06f2..9178dfcaf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ status_t SurfaceFlinger::onLayerRemoved(const sp<Client>& client, SurfaceID sid)
     if (layer != 0) {
         err = purgatorizeLayer_l(layer);
         if (err == NO_ERROR) {
-            setTransactionFlags(eDisplayTransactionNeeded);
+            setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
         }
     }
     return err;