diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-service.rc b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-service.rc
index a2a12c1a22..5a5b51e8e1 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/default/android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-service.rc
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/default/android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.1-service.rc
@@ -3,9 +3,5 @@ service vendor.hwcomposer-2-1 /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.graphics.composer@
     user system
     group graphics drmrpc
     capabilities SYS_NICE
+    onrestart restart surfaceflinger
     writepid /dev/cpuset/system-background/tasks
-
-# Restart HWC when SurfaceFlinger stops. This turns off the display and prpares
-# a new HWC instance for when SurfaceFlinger gets started again
-on property:init.svc.surfaceflinger=stopped
-    restart vendor.hwcomposer-2-1