diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
index 1dd22cf..a733d17 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
  * stencil buffer may be needed. Views that use a functor to draw will be forced onto a layer.
  */
 void RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(TreeObserver& observer, TreeInfo& info, bool functorsNeedLayer) {
-    if (mDamageGenerationId == info.damageGenerationId) {
+    if (mDamageGenerationId == info.damageGenerationId && mDamageGenerationId != 0) {
         // We hit the same node a second time in the same tree. We don't know the minimal
         // damage rect anymore, so just push the biggest we can onto our parent's transform
         // We push directly onto parent in case we are clipped to bounds but have moved position.
diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
index 572635a..4d03bf1 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
     DisplayList mDisplayList;
     DisplayList mStagingDisplayList;
 
-    int64_t mDamageGenerationId;
+    int64_t mDamageGenerationId = 0;
 
     friend class AnimatorManager;
     AnimatorManager mAnimatorManager;