diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/SystemSensorManager.java b/core/java/android/hardware/SystemSensorManager.java
index 18d86d69206f..1c4898a4c8d0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/SystemSensorManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/SystemSensorManager.java
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ public class SystemSensorManager extends SensorManager {
             }
 
             // Indicate if the discontinuity count changed
+            t.firstEventAfterDiscontinuity = false;
             if (t.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_HEAD_TRACKER) {
                 final int lastCount = mSensorDiscontinuityCounts.get(handle);
                 final int curCount = Float.floatToIntBits(values[6]);