diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4928a5c..74d4e69 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -7373,6 +7373,7 @@
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     auto layers = getLayerSnapshots();
+
     for (auto& [_, layerFE] : layers) {
         frontend::LayerSnapshot* snapshot = layerFE->mSnapshot.get();
         captureResults.capturedSecureLayers |= (snapshot->isVisible && snapshot->isSecure);
@@ -7424,16 +7425,22 @@
                     pickBestDataspace(requestedDataspace, display, captureResults.capturedHdrLayers,
                                       renderArea->getHintForSeamlessTransition());
             sdrWhitePointNits = state.sdrWhitePointNits;
-            displayBrightnessNits = state.displayBrightnessNits;
-            // Only clamp the display brightness if this is not a seamless transition. Otherwise
-            // for seamless transitions it's important to match the current display state as the
-            // buffer will be shown under these same conditions, and we want to avoid any flickers
-            if (sdrWhitePointNits > 1.0f && !renderArea->getHintForSeamlessTransition()) {
-                // Restrict the amount of HDR "headroom" in the screenshot to avoid over-dimming
-                // the SDR portion. 2.0 chosen by experimentation
-                constexpr float kMaxScreenshotHeadroom = 2.0f;
-                displayBrightnessNits =
-                        std::min(sdrWhitePointNits * kMaxScreenshotHeadroom, displayBrightnessNits);
+
+            if (!captureResults.capturedHdrLayers) {
+                displayBrightnessNits = sdrWhitePointNits;
+            } else {
+                displayBrightnessNits = state.displayBrightnessNits;
+                // Only clamp the display brightness if this is not a seamless transition. Otherwise
+                // for seamless transitions it's important to match the current display state as the
+                // buffer will be shown under these same conditions, and we want to avoid any
+                // flickers
+                if (sdrWhitePointNits > 1.0f && !renderArea->getHintForSeamlessTransition()) {
+                    // Restrict the amount of HDR "headroom" in the screenshot to avoid over-dimming
+                    // the SDR portion. 2.0 chosen by experimentation
+                    constexpr float kMaxScreenshotHeadroom = 2.0f;
+                    displayBrightnessNits = std::min(sdrWhitePointNits * kMaxScreenshotHeadroom,
+                                                     displayBrightnessNits);
+                }
             }
 
             if (requestedDataspace == ui::Dataspace::UNKNOWN) {