diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index 260fb6f..09f93b8 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@
 void CanvasContext::makeCurrent() {
     // TODO: Figure out why this workaround is needed, see b/13913604
     // In the meantime this matches the behavior of GLRenderer, so it is not a regression
-    mHaveNewSurface |= mEglManager.makeCurrent(mEglSurface);
+    EGLint error = 0;
+    mHaveNewSurface |= mEglManager.makeCurrent(mEglSurface, &error);
+    if (error) {
+        setSurface(nullptr);
+    }
 }
 
 void CanvasContext::processLayerUpdate(DeferredLayerUpdater* layerUpdater) {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp
index cb34e00..eb332d5 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     mCurrentSurface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
 }
 
-bool EglManager::makeCurrent(EGLSurface surface) {
+bool EglManager::makeCurrent(EGLSurface surface, EGLint* errOut) {
     if (isCurrent(surface)) return false;
 
     if (surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
@@ -225,8 +225,14 @@
         surface = mPBufferSurface;
     }
     if (!eglMakeCurrent(mEglDisplay, surface, surface, mEglContext)) {
-        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("Failed to make current on surface %p, error=%s",
-                (void*)surface, egl_error_str());
+        if (errOut) {
+            *errOut = eglGetError();
+            ALOGW("Failed to make current on surface %p, error=%s",
+                    (void*)surface, egl_error_str(*errOut));
+        } else {
+            LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("Failed to make current on surface %p, error=%s",
+                    (void*)surface, egl_error_str());
+        }
     }
     mCurrentSurface = surface;
     return true;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.h
index 8881de6..0a8cfd3 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
     bool isCurrent(EGLSurface surface) { return mCurrentSurface == surface; }
     // Returns true if the current surface changed, false if it was already current
-    bool makeCurrent(EGLSurface surface);
+    bool makeCurrent(EGLSurface surface, EGLint* errOut = nullptr);
     void beginFrame(EGLSurface surface, EGLint* width, EGLint* height);
     bool swapBuffers(EGLSurface surface, const SkRect& dirty, EGLint width, EGLint height);