diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
index a2f4332..f6705f6 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
@@ -426,20 +426,21 @@
 }
 
 void SensorService::recordLastValue(
-        sensors_event_t const * buffer, size_t count)
-{
+        const sensors_event_t* buffer, size_t count) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-    // record the last event for each sensor
-    int32_t prev = buffer[0].sensor;
-    for (size_t i=1 ; i<count ; i++) {
-        // record the last event of each sensor type in this buffer
-        int32_t curr = buffer[i].sensor;
-        if (curr != prev) {
-            mLastEventSeen.editValueFor(prev) = buffer[i-1];
-            prev = curr;
+    const sensors_event_t* last = NULL;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const sensors_event_t* event = &buffer[i];
+        if (event->type != SENSOR_TYPE_META_DATA) {
+            if (last && event->sensor != last->sensor) {
+                mLastEventSeen.editValueFor(last->sensor) = *last;
+            }
+            last = event;
         }
     }
-    mLastEventSeen.editValueFor(prev) = buffer[count-1];
+    if (last) {
+        mLastEventSeen.editValueFor(last->sensor) = *last;
+    }
 }
 
 void SensorService::sortEventBuffer(sensors_event_t* buffer, size_t count)
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
index c968319..1dc2dd3 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
     String8 getSensorName(int handle) const;
     bool isVirtualSensor(int handle) const;
-    void recordLastValue(sensors_event_t const * buffer, size_t count);
+    void recordLastValue(const sensors_event_t* buffer, size_t count);
     static void sortEventBuffer(sensors_event_t* buffer, size_t count);
     Sensor registerSensor(SensorInterface* sensor);
     Sensor registerVirtualSensor(SensorInterface* sensor);