diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
index b5dd8ac..467f848 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -1028,20 +1028,17 @@
     return mProtectedEGLContext != EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
 }
 
-bool GLESRenderEngine::useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) {
-    if (useProtectedContext == mInProtectedContext) {
-        return true;
+void GLESRenderEngine::useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) {
+    if (useProtectedContext == mInProtectedContext ||
+        (useProtectedContext && !supportsProtectedContent())) {
+        return;
     }
-    if (useProtectedContext && mProtectedEGLContext == EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
-        return false;
-    }
+
     const EGLSurface surface = useProtectedContext ? mProtectedStubSurface : mStubSurface;
     const EGLContext context = useProtectedContext ? mProtectedEGLContext : mEGLContext;
-    const bool success = eglMakeCurrent(mEGLDisplay, surface, surface, context) == EGL_TRUE;
-    if (success) {
+    if (eglMakeCurrent(mEGLDisplay, surface, surface, context) == EGL_TRUE) {
         mInProtectedContext = useProtectedContext;
     }
-    return success;
 }
 EGLImageKHR GLESRenderEngine::createFramebufferImageIfNeeded(ANativeWindowBuffer* nativeBuffer,
                                                              bool isProtected,
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
index 915dba3..4cb1b42 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     void deleteTextures(size_t count, uint32_t const* names) override;
     bool isProtected() const override { return mInProtectedContext; }
     bool supportsProtectedContent() const override;
-    bool useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) override;
+    void useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) override;
     status_t drawLayers(const DisplaySettings& display,
                         const std::vector<const LayerSettings*>& layers,
                         const std::shared_ptr<ExternalTexture>& buffer,