diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 2eb880a..5f1d16f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 int64_t SurfaceFlinger::sfVsyncPhaseOffsetNs;
 bool SurfaceFlinger::useContextPriority;
 int64_t SurfaceFlinger::dispSyncPresentTimeOffset;
+bool SurfaceFlinger::useHwcForRgbToYuv;
 
 SurfaceFlinger::SurfaceFlinger()
     :   BnSurfaceComposer(),
@@ -172,6 +173,9 @@
     dispSyncPresentTimeOffset = getInt64< ISurfaceFlingerConfigs,
             &ISurfaceFlingerConfigs::presentTimeOffsetFromVSyncNs>(0);
 
+    useHwcForRgbToYuv = getBool< ISurfaceFlingerConfigs,
+            &ISurfaceFlingerConfigs::useHwcForRGBtoYUV>(false);
+
     // debugging stuff...
     char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
 
@@ -3238,6 +3242,7 @@
         result.append(" DISABLE_TRIPLE_BUFFERING");
 
     result.appendFormat(" PRESENT_TIME_OFFSET=%" PRId64 , dispSyncPresentTimeOffset);
+    result.appendFormat(" FORCE_HWC_FOR_RBG_TO_YUV=%d", useHwcForRgbToYuv);
     result.append("]");
 }