diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index e967265..3b9a6cf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2513,6 +2513,11 @@
             }
         }
 
+        if (visibleRegion.isEmpty()) {
+            layer->clearVisibilityRegions();
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Clip the covered region to the visible region
         coveredRegion = aboveCoveredLayers.intersect(visibleRegion);