diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 19c7ddd..853975a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@
         // need a hardware-protected path to external video sink
         usage |= GraphicBuffer::USAGE_PROTECTED;
     }
+    usage |= GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER;
     return usage;
 }