diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index c01d3aa..0a14910 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -4335,6 +4335,7 @@
     const int32_t offscreenRootLayerId = INT32_MAX - 2;
     rootProto->set_id(offscreenRootLayerId);
     rootProto->set_name("Offscreen Root");
+    rootProto->set_parent(-1);
 
     for (Layer* offscreenLayer : mOffscreenLayers) {
         // Add layer as child of the fake root