diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
index e49e734..402009a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
@@ -531,9 +531,23 @@
   : mDevice(device),
     mId(id),
     mIsConnected(false),
-    mIsVirtual(false)
+    mIsVirtual(false),
+    mType(DisplayType::Invalid)
 {
     ALOGV("Created display %" PRIu64, id);
+
+#ifdef BYPASS_IHWC
+    int32_t intError = mDevice.mGetDisplayType(mDevice.mHwcDevice, mId,
+            reinterpret_cast<int32_t *>(&mType));
+#else
+    auto intError = mDevice.mComposer->getDisplayType(mId,
+            reinterpret_cast<Hwc2::IComposerClient::DisplayType *>(&mType));
+#endif
+    auto error = static_cast<Error>(intError);
+    if (error != Error::None) {
+        ALOGE("getDisplayType(%" PRIu64 ") failed: %s (%d)",
+              id, to_string(error).c_str(), intError);
+    }
 }
 
 Display::~Display()
@@ -802,21 +816,7 @@
 
 Error Display::getType(DisplayType* outType) const
 {
-#ifdef BYPASS_IHWC
-    int32_t intType = 0;
-    int32_t intError = mDevice.mGetDisplayType(mDevice.mHwcDevice, mId,
-            &intType);
-#else
-    Hwc2::IComposerClient::DisplayType intType =
-        Hwc2::IComposerClient::DisplayType::INVALID;
-    auto intError = mDevice.mComposer->getDisplayType(mId, &intType);
-#endif
-    auto error = static_cast<Error>(intError);
-    if (error != Error::None) {
-        return error;
-    }
-
-    *outType = static_cast<DisplayType>(intType);
+    *outType = mType;
     return Error::None;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
index 4419dc1..69d4afc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@
     hwc2_display_t mId;
     bool mIsConnected;
     bool mIsVirtual;
+    DisplayType mType;
     std::unordered_map<hwc2_layer_t, std::weak_ptr<Layer>> mLayers;
     std::unordered_map<hwc2_config_t, std::shared_ptr<const Config>> mConfigs;
 };