diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
index 1311b1d629..4b8b5f7d7c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/statehandlers/DepthController.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class DepthController extends BaseDepthController implements StateHandler
 
     @Override
     public void setState(LauncherState toState) {
-        if (mSurface == null || mIgnoreStateChangesDuringMultiWindowAnimation) {
+        if (mIgnoreStateChangesDuringMultiWindowAnimation) {
             return;
         }