diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java
index 4a9ff8894..75b2e78a5 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Canvas drawBegin() {
         mSurfaceCanvas = null;
         if (mSurface != null) {
             try {
-                mSurfaceCanvas = mSurface.lockCanvas(null);
+                mSurfaceCanvas = mSurface.lockHardwareCanvas();
                 mSurfaceCanvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT, PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR);
             }
             catch (Exception e){