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 fd1a93149..b42122734 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
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public static void setRenderActive(boolean aActive) {
         mTextureWidth = aWidth;
         mTextureHeight = aHeight;
         mSurface = aSurface;
+        mIsHardwareAccelerationEnabled = sUseHardwareAcceleration;
     }
 
     void resize(int aWidth, int aHeight) {