diff --git a/services/camera/virtualcamera/VirtualCameraRenderThread.cc b/services/camera/virtualcamera/VirtualCameraRenderThread.cc
index ff09256..ad28443 100644
--- a/services/camera/virtualcamera/VirtualCameraRenderThread.cc
+++ b/services/camera/virtualcamera/VirtualCameraRenderThread.cc
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
     return status;
   }
 
-  PlanesLockGuard planesLock(hwBuffer, AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_RARELY,
+  PlanesLockGuard planesLock(hwBuffer, AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_WRITE_OFTEN,
                              fence);
   if (planesLock.getStatus() != OK) {
     return cameraStatus(Status::INTERNAL_ERROR);