diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 64eaecc86..19c7ddd4f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -196,13 +196,12 @@ void Layer::setGeometry(hwc_layer_t* hwcl)
      * 1) buffer orientation/flip/mirror
      * 2) state transformation (window manager)
      * 3) layer orientation (screen orientation)
-     * mOrientation is already the composition of (2) and (3)
+     * mTransform is already the composition of (2) and (3)
      * (NOTE: the matrices are multiplied in reverse order)
      */
 
     const Transform bufferOrientation(mCurrentTransform);
-    const Transform layerOrientation(mOrientation);
-    const Transform tr(layerOrientation * bufferOrientation);
+    const Transform tr(mTransform * bufferOrientation);
 
     // this gives us only the "orientation" component of the transform
     const uint32_t finalTransform = tr.getOrientation();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
index 7bf73d9ae..4cc245a11 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void LayerBase::validateVisibility(const Transform& planeTransform)
 
     // cache a few things...
     mOrientation = tr.getOrientation();
+    mTransform = tr;
     mTransformedBounds = tr.makeBounds(w, h);
     mLeft = tr.tx();
     mTop  = tr.ty();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
index a3d36444b..2cd3a9435 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ private:
 protected:
                 // cached during validateVisibility()
                 int32_t         mOrientation;
+                Transform       mTransform;
                 GLfloat         mVertices[4][2];
                 Rect            mTransformedBounds;
                 int             mLeft;