diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index f65d669..96395a8 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     // we always force a 4-byte aligned bpr.
     uint32_t alignment = 1;
 
-    if (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eGPU) {
+    if ((flags & ISurfaceComposer::eGPU) && (mFlinger->getGPU() != 0)) {
         // FIXME: this value should come from the h/w
         alignment = 8; 
         // FIXME: this is msm7201A specific, as its GPU only supports