diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index b916e0d..eced6bd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -1001,8 +1001,7 @@
         this->contentDirty = true;
 
         // we may use linear filtering, if the matrix scales us
-        const uint8_t type = getActiveTransform(c).getType();
-        mNeedsFiltering = (!getActiveTransform(c).preserveRects() || type >= ui::Transform::SCALE);
+        mNeedsFiltering = getActiveTransform(c).needsBilinearFiltering();
     }
 
     if (mCurrentState.inputInfoChanged) {