diff --git a/embedding/android/gfx/LayerRenderer.java b/embedding/android/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
index 43d0bcd3885..278cf8fad56 100644
--- a/embedding/android/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
+++ b/embedding/android/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
 
         /* FIXME: Layers should not be directly connected to the layer controller. */
         LayerController controller = view.getController();
-        mBackgroundLayer = new SingleTileLayer();
+        mBackgroundLayer = new SingleTileLayer(true);
         mBackgroundLayer.paintImage(new BufferedCairoImage(controller.getBackgroundPattern()));
         mCheckerboardLayer = new SingleTileLayer(true);
         mCheckerboardLayer.paintImage(new BufferedCairoImage(controller.getCheckerboardPattern()));
diff --git a/embedding/android/resources/drawable/pattern.png b/embedding/android/resources/drawable/pattern.png
index 889ae9135da..1c85f162615 100644
Binary files a/embedding/android/resources/drawable/pattern.png and b/embedding/android/resources/drawable/pattern.png differ