diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 0345baf..63b77af 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,9 @@
                             renderengine::RenderEngine::USE_COLOR_MANAGEMENT : 0);
     renderEngineFeature |= (useContextPriority ?
                             renderengine::RenderEngine::USE_HIGH_PRIORITY_CONTEXT : 0);
+    renderEngineFeature |=
+            (enable_protected_contents(false) ? renderengine::RenderEngine::ENABLE_PROTECTED_CONTEXT
+                                              : 0);
 
     // TODO(b/77156734): We need to stop casting and use HAL types when possible.
     // Sending maxFrameBufferAcquiredBuffers as the cache size is tightly tuned to single-display.