diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.cpp
index 0e94f0d..11cbdc6 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@
     // TODO: Should we actually allocate buffers for a virtual display?
 }
 
+status_t VirtualDisplaySurface::allowAllocation(bool /* allow */) {
+    return INVALID_OPERATION;
+}
+
 void VirtualDisplaySurface::updateQueueBufferOutput(
         const QueueBufferOutput& qbo) {
     uint32_t w, h, transformHint, numPendingBuffers;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.h
index 0a3f4a1..97af980 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/VirtualDisplaySurface.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     virtual status_t setSidebandStream(const sp<NativeHandle>& stream);
     virtual void allocateBuffers(bool async, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
             PixelFormat format, uint32_t usage);
+    virtual status_t allowAllocation(bool allow);
 
     //
     // Utility methods
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.cpp
index e4e7d42..9fb555b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
     mProducer->allocateBuffers(async, width, height, format, usage);
 }
 
+status_t MonitoredProducer::allowAllocation(bool allow) {
+    return mProducer->allowAllocation(allow);
+}
+
 IBinder* MonitoredProducer::onAsBinder() {
     return IInterface::asBinder(mProducer).get();
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.h
index aec3e85..b2f8293 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/MonitoredProducer.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     virtual status_t setSidebandStream(const sp<NativeHandle>& stream);
     virtual void allocateBuffers(bool async, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
             PixelFormat format, uint32_t usage);
+    virtual status_t allowAllocation(bool allow);
     virtual IBinder* onAsBinder();
 
 private: