diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayMdssRot.cpp b/liboverlay/overlayMdssRot.cpp
index 70bf52b..cf6d6fa 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayMdssRot.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayMdssRot.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
 
 void MdssRot::setTransform(const utils::eTransform& rot)
 {
+    // reset rotation flags to avoid stale orientation values
+    mRotInfo.flags &= ~MDSS_ROT_MASK;
     int flags = utils::getMdpOrient(rot);
     if (flags != -1)
         setRotations(flags);
@@ -117,8 +119,6 @@
         return (mEnabled = false);
     }
     mRotData.id = mRotInfo.id;
-    // reset rotation flags to avoid stale orientation values
-    mRotInfo.flags &= ~MDSS_ROT_MASK;
     return true;
 }