diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/EffectLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/EffectLayer.cpp
index e8c590e..44e45f4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/EffectLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/EffectLayer.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 }
 
 bool EffectLayer::isVisible() const {
-    return !isHiddenByPolicy() && (getAlpha() > 0.0_hf || hasBlur()) && hasSomethingToDraw();
+    return hasSomethingToDraw() && !isHiddenByPolicy() && (getAlpha() > 0.0_hf || hasBlur());
 }
 
 bool EffectLayer::setColor(const half3& color) {