diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
index 8de43e0..82c91e7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
          * of a camera where the buffer remains in native orientation,
          * we want the pixels to always be upright.
          */
-        sp<Layer> p = mDrawingParent.promote();
+        auto p = mDrawingParent;
         if (p != nullptr) {
             const auto parentTransform = p->getTransform();
             tr = tr * inverseOrientation(parentTransform.getOrientation());