diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 81b4d3d..a957059 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -385,10 +385,11 @@
                                       surfaceStats.previousReleaseFence, surfaceStats.transformHint,
                                       surfaceStats.eventStats,
                                       surfaceStats.currentMaxAcquiredBufferCount);
-                if (callbacksMap[callbackId].surfaceControls[surfaceStats.surfaceControl]) {
+                if (callbacksMap[callbackId].surfaceControls[surfaceStats.surfaceControl] &&
+                    surfaceStats.transformHint.has_value()) {
                     callbacksMap[callbackId]
                             .surfaceControls[surfaceStats.surfaceControl]
-                            ->setTransformHint(surfaceStats.transformHint);
+                            ->setTransformHint(*surfaceStats.transformHint);
                 }
                 // If there is buffer id set, we look up any pending client release buffer callbacks
                 // and call them. This is a performance optimization when we have a transaction