diff --git a/libgralloc-qsd8k/framebuffer.cpp b/libgralloc-qsd8k/framebuffer.cpp
index 6d9a929..794adb4 100644
--- a/libgralloc-qsd8k/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc-qsd8k/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -315,10 +315,11 @@ static void *hdmi_ui_loop(void *ptr)
                             break;
                         }
                     }
-                    if(rot != m->currentOrientation) {
+                    int currOrientation = 0;
+                    pTemp->getOrientation(currOrientation);
+                    if(rot != currOrientation) {
                         pTemp->setParameter(OVERLAY_TRANSFORM,
                                               rot);
-                        m->currentOrientation = rot;
                     }
                     EVEN_OUT(asX);
                     EVEN_OUT(asY);
diff --git a/libgralloc-qsd8k/gralloc_priv.h b/libgralloc-qsd8k/gralloc_priv.h
index 7e41906..39b488e 100755
--- a/libgralloc-qsd8k/gralloc_priv.h
+++ b/libgralloc-qsd8k/gralloc_priv.h
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ struct private_module_t {
     bool exitHDMIUILoop;
     float actionsafeWidthRatio;
     float actionsafeHeightRatio;
-    int currentOrientation;
     bool hdmiStateChanged;
     pthread_mutex_t overlayLock;
     pthread_cond_t overlayPost;
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayLib.cpp b/liboverlay/overlayLib.cpp
index 53d430b..00a5ccb 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayLib.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayLib.cpp
@@ -1109,14 +1109,8 @@ bool OverlayControlChannel::getPosition(int& x, int& y,
 bool OverlayControlChannel::getOrientation(int& orientation) const {
     if (!isChannelUP())
         return false;
-
-    mdp_overlay ov;
-    ov.id = mOVInfo.id;
-    if (ioctl(mFD, MSMFB_OVERLAY_GET, &ov)) {
-        reportError("getOrientation, overlay GET failed");
-        return false;
-    }
-    orientation = ov.user_data[0];
+    // mOVInfo has the current orientation
+    orientation = mOVInfo.user_data[0];
     return true;
 }
 bool OverlayControlChannel::getOvSessionID(int& sessionID) const {