diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 5d4367d..d059861 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@
         return *this;
     }
     s->what |= layer_state_t::eLayerChanged;
+    s->what &= ~layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged;
     s->z = z;
 
     registerSurfaceControlForCallback(sc);
@@ -624,6 +625,7 @@
         mStatus = BAD_INDEX;
     }
     s->what |= layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged;
+    s->what &= ~layer_state_t::eLayerChanged;
     s->relativeLayerHandle = relativeTo;
     s->z = z;