diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index 2469f0cf6..c7d1a903e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ status_t HWComposer::prepare() {
         mLists[i] = disp.list;
         if (mLists[i]) {
             if (hwcHasApiVersion(mHwc, HWC_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_3)) {
-                mLists[i]->outbuf = NULL;
+                mLists[i]->outbuf = disp.outbufHandle;
                 mLists[i]->outbufAcquireFenceFd = -1;
             } else if (hwcHasApiVersion(mHwc, HWC_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_1)) {
                 // garbage data to catch improper use