diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp
index c7356ea..3c59f11 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@
     options.fReducedShaderVariations = true;
     options.fPersistentCache = &mSkSLCacheMonitor;
     mGrContext = GrDirectContext::MakeGL(glInterface, options);
-    if (useProtectedContext(true)) {
+    if (supportsProtectedContent()) {
+        useProtectedContext(true);
         mProtectedGrContext = GrDirectContext::MakeGL(glInterface, options);
         useProtectedContext(false);
     }
@@ -373,12 +374,10 @@
     return mInProtectedContext ? mProtectedGrContext.get() : mGrContext.get();
 }
 
-bool SkiaGLRenderEngine::useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) {
-    if (useProtectedContext == mInProtectedContext) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (useProtectedContext && !supportsProtectedContent()) {
-        return false;
+void SkiaGLRenderEngine::useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) {
+    if (useProtectedContext == mInProtectedContext ||
+        (useProtectedContext && !supportsProtectedContent())) {
+        return;
     }
 
     // release any scratch resources before switching into a new mode
@@ -389,9 +388,8 @@
     const EGLSurface surface =
             useProtectedContext ? mProtectedPlaceholderSurface : mPlaceholderSurface;
     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;
         // given that we are sharing the same thread between two GrContexts we need to
         // make sure that the thread state is reset when switching between the two.
@@ -399,7 +397,6 @@
             getActiveGrContext()->resetContext();
         }
     }
-    return success;
 }
 
 base::unique_fd SkiaGLRenderEngine::flush() {
@@ -1413,10 +1410,12 @@
     getActiveGrContext()->setResourceCacheLimit(maxResourceBytes);
 
     // if it is possible to switch contexts then we will resize the other context
-    if (useProtectedContext(!mInProtectedContext)) {
+    const bool originalProtectedState = mInProtectedContext;
+    useProtectedContext(!mInProtectedContext);
+    if (mInProtectedContext != originalProtectedState) {
         getActiveGrContext()->setResourceCacheLimit(maxResourceBytes);
         // reset back to the initial context that was active when this method was called
-        useProtectedContext(!mInProtectedContext);
+        useProtectedContext(originalProtectedState);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.h
index b30355b..a852bbc 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     int getContextPriority() override;
     bool isProtected() const override { return mInProtectedContext; }
     bool supportsProtectedContent() const override;
-    bool useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) override;
+    void useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) override;
     bool supportsBackgroundBlur() override { return mBlurFilter != nullptr; }
     void assertShadersCompiled(int numShaders) override;
     void onPrimaryDisplaySizeChanged(ui::Size size) override;
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h
index 31ad63e..7cd9eca 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     virtual void deleteTextures(size_t /*count*/, uint32_t const* /*names*/) override{};
     virtual bool isProtected() const override { return false; } // mInProtectedContext; }
     virtual bool supportsProtectedContent() const override { return false; };
-    virtual bool useProtectedContext(bool /*useProtectedContext*/) override { return false; };
     virtual status_t drawLayers(const DisplaySettings& /*display*/,
                                 const std::vector<const LayerSettings*>& /*layers*/,
                                 const std::shared_ptr<ExternalTexture>& /*buffer*/,