diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index e1f413c..aa8a301 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -188,16 +188,14 @@
         //We disregard FB being skip for now! so the else if
         } else if (isSkipLayer(&list->hwLayers[i])) {
             ctx->listStats[dpy].skipCount++;
-        }
-
-        if(!ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale)
-            ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale = isAlphaScaled(layer);
-
-        if (UNLIKELY(isYuvBuffer(hnd))) {
+        } else if (UNLIKELY(isYuvBuffer(hnd))) {
             int& yuvCount = ctx->listStats[dpy].yuvCount;
             ctx->listStats[dpy].yuvIndices[yuvCount] = i;
             yuvCount++;
         }
+
+        if(!ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale)
+            ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale = isAlphaScaled(layer);
     }
 }