diff --git a/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h b/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h
index 52edf17..2c58ca5 100644
--- a/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h
+++ b/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
     typedef BufferQueue::BufferItem BufferItem;
 
+    enum { MIN_UNDEQUEUED_BUFFERS = -1 };
     enum { INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT = BufferQueue::INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT };
     enum { NO_BUFFER_AVAILABLE = BufferQueue::NO_BUFFER_AVAILABLE };
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
     // controlledByApp tells whether this consumer is controlled by the
     // application.
     BufferItemConsumer(const sp<BufferQueue>& bq, uint32_t consumerUsage,
-            int bufferCount = BufferQueue::MIN_UNDEQUEUED_BUFFERS,
+            int bufferCount = MIN_UNDEQUEUED_BUFFERS,
             bool controlledByApp = false);
 
     virtual ~BufferItemConsumer();
diff --git a/include/gui/BufferQueue.h b/include/gui/BufferQueue.h
index 2457eba..cab7e86 100644
--- a/include/gui/BufferQueue.h
+++ b/include/gui/BufferQueue.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
                     public BnGraphicBufferConsumer,
                     private IBinder::DeathRecipient {
 public:
-    enum { MIN_UNDEQUEUED_BUFFERS = 2 };
     // BufferQueue will keep track of at most this value of buffers.
     // Attempts at runtime to increase the number of buffers past this will fail.
     enum { NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS = 32 };