diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 50e2c6f..abf25ec 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void Layer::destroyHwcLayer(int32_t hwcId) {
+bool Layer::destroyHwcLayer(int32_t hwcId) {
     if (mHwcLayers.count(hwcId) == 0) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     auto& hwcInfo = mHwcLayers[hwcId];
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(hwcInfo.layer == nullptr, "Attempt to destroy null layer");
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@
     // The layer destroyed listener should have cleared the entry from
     // mHwcLayers. Verify that.
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mHwcLayers.count(hwcId) != 0, "Stale layer entry in mHwcLayers");
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void Layer::destroyAllHwcLayers() {