diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
index 1fe364386e..e2acf9358d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.hybridhotseat;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile.CHANGE_FLAG_GRID;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SCALE_PROPERTY;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -571,8 +572,10 @@ public class HotseatPredictionController implements DragController.DragListener,
 
     @Override
     public void onIdpChanged(int changeFlags, InvariantDeviceProfile profile) {
-        this.mHotSeatItemsCount = profile.numHotseatIcons;
-        createPredictor();
+        if ((changeFlags & CHANGE_FLAG_GRID) != 0) {
+            this.mHotSeatItemsCount = profile.numHotseatIcons;
+            createPredictor();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index 95087bafdd..9ae6080830 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends BaseQuickstepLauncher {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         if (FeatureFlags.ENABLE_HYBRID_HOTSEAT.get()) {
             mHotseatPredictionController = new HotseatPredictionController(this);
+            mHotseatPredictionController.createPredictor();
         }
     }
 
@@ -176,14 +177,6 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends BaseQuickstepLauncher {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void finishBindingItems(int pageBoundFirst) {
-        super.finishBindingItems(pageBoundFirst);
-        if (mHotseatPredictionController != null) {
-            mHotseatPredictionController.createPredictor();
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void bindPredictedItems(List<AppInfo> appInfos, IntArray ranks) {
         super.bindPredictedItems(appInfos, ranks);