diff --git a/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp b/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp
index 8c54a0e..6191063 100644
--- a/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp
+++ b/vulkan/libvulkan/swapchain.cpp
@@ -1205,18 +1205,26 @@
         swap_interval ? create_info->minImageCount : mailbox_num_images;
     uint32_t num_images = requested_images - 1 + min_undequeued_buffers;
 
-    // Lower layer insists that we have at least two buffers. This is wasteful
-    // and we'd like to relax it in the shared case, but not all the pieces are
-    // in place for that to work yet. Note we only lie to the lower layer-- we
-    // don't want to give the app back a swapchain with extra images (which they
-    // can't actually use!).
-    err = native_window_set_buffer_count(window, std::max(2u, num_images));
+    // Lower layer insists that we have at least min_undequeued_buffers + 1
+    // buffers.  This is wasteful and we'd like to relax it in the shared case,
+    // but not all the pieces are in place for that to work yet.  Note we only
+    // lie to the lower layer--we don't want to give the app back a swapchain
+    // with extra images (which they can't actually use!).
+    uint32_t min_buffer_count = min_undequeued_buffers + 1;
+    err = native_window_set_buffer_count(
+        window, std::max(min_buffer_count, num_images));
     if (err != android::OK) {
         ALOGE("native_window_set_buffer_count(%d) failed: %s (%d)", num_images,
               strerror(-err), err);
         return VK_ERROR_SURFACE_LOST_KHR;
     }
 
+    // In shared mode the num_images must be one regardless of how many
+    // buffers were allocated for the buffer queue.
+    if (swapchain_image_usage & VK_SWAPCHAIN_IMAGE_USAGE_SHARED_BIT_ANDROID) {
+        num_images = 1;
+    }
+
     int32_t legacy_usage = 0;
     if (dispatch.GetSwapchainGrallocUsage2ANDROID) {
         uint64_t consumer_usage, producer_usage;