diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java
index 275075f..8fa6c49 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/ActivityControlHelper.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController.ALL_APPS_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
+import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.REQUEST_LOCK;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TouchConsumer.INTERACTION_NORMAL;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TouchConsumer.INTERACTION_QUICK_SCRUB;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.CONTENT_ALPHA;
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@
             QuickScrubController controller = activity.<RecentsView>getOverviewPanel()
                     .getQuickScrubController();
             controller.onQuickScrubStart(activityVisible && !fromState.overviewUi, this);
+
+            // For the duration of the gesture, lock the screen orientation to ensure that we do not
+            // rotate mid-quickscrub
+            activity.getRotationHelper().setStateHandlerRequest(REQUEST_LOCK);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherLayoutListener.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherLayoutListener.java
index c149de5..61740d7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherLayoutListener.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherLayoutListener.java
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
         super(launcher, null);
         mLauncher = launcher;
         setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
-
-        // For the duration of the gesture, lock the screen orientation to ensure that we do not
-        // rotate mid-quickscrub
-        launcher.getRotationHelper().setStateHandlerRequest(REQUEST_LOCK);
     }
 
     @Override