diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/camera2/Parameters.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/camera2/Parameters.cpp
index 6225198..5a9fd88 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/camera2/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/camera2/Parameters.cpp
@@ -796,13 +796,21 @@
     previewCallbackOneShot = false;
     previewCallbackSurface = false;
 
-    char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
-    property_get("camera.disable_zsl_mode", value, "0");
-    if (!strcmp(value,"1")) {
-        ALOGI("Camera %d: Disabling ZSL mode", cameraId);
+    camera_metadata_ro_entry_t supportedHardwareLevel =
+        staticInfo(ANDROID_INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL);
+    if (!supportedHardwareLevel.count || (supportedHardwareLevel.data.u8[0] ==
+            ANDROID_INFO_SUPPORTED_HARDWARE_LEVEL_LIMITED)) {
+        ALOGI("Camera %d: ZSL mode disabled for limited mode HALs", cameraId);
         zslMode = false;
     } else {
-        zslMode = true;
+        char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+        property_get("camera.disable_zsl_mode", value, "0");
+        if (!strcmp(value,"1")) {
+            ALOGI("Camera %d: Disabling ZSL mode", cameraId);
+            zslMode = false;
+        } else {
+            zslMode = true;
+        }
     }
 
     lightFx = LIGHTFX_NONE;