diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 5982422..63ccba7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -3459,12 +3459,18 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::doDump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args) {
+status_t SurfaceFlinger::doDump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args, bool asProto) {
     String8 result;
 
     IPCThreadState* ipc = IPCThreadState::self();
     const int pid = ipc->getCallingPid();
     const int uid = ipc->getCallingUid();
+
+    if (asProto) {
+        // Return early as SurfaceFlinger does not support dumping sections in proto format
+        return OK;
+    }
+
     if ((uid != AID_SHELL) &&
             !PermissionCache::checkPermission(sDump, pid, uid)) {
         result.appendFormat("Permission Denial: "