diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/graphics.cpp b/libs/vr/libdisplay/graphics.cpp
index c2fbb8b..3713389 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/graphics.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/graphics.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <private/dvr/sensor_constants.h>
 #include <private/dvr/video_mesh_surface_client.h>
 #include <private/dvr/vsync_client.h>
+#include <private/dvr/platform_defines.h>
 
 #include <android/native_window.h>
 
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@
 
 namespace {
 
+// TODO(urbanus): revisit once we have per-platform usage config in place.
 constexpr int kDefaultDisplaySurfaceUsage =
-    GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE;
+    GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER | GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE |
+    GRALLOC_USAGE_QCOM_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPRESSION;
 constexpr int kDefaultDisplaySurfaceFormat = HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888;
 // TODO(alexst): revisit this count when HW encode is available for casting.
 constexpr int kDefaultBufferCount = 4;
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdvrcommon/include/private/dvr/platform_defines.h b/libs/vr/libdvrcommon/include/private/dvr/platform_defines.h
index 71d4c8c..2176903 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdvrcommon/include/private/dvr/platform_defines.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdvrcommon/include/private/dvr/platform_defines.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_DVR_PLATFORM_DEFINES_H_
 #define ANDROID_DVR_PLATFORM_DEFINES_H_
 
+#include <hardware/gralloc1.h>
 // Platform-specific macros and defines.
 
-// QCOM's GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_ALLOC_UBWC usage bit.
-#define GRALLOC_USAGE_QCOM_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPRESSION GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_1
+// QCOM's GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_ALLOC_UBWC usage bits.
+#define GRALLOC_USAGE_QCOM_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPRESSION GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_1 | GRALLOC1_PRODUCER_USAGE_PRIVATE_0
 
 // QCOM bit to use the ADSP heap. This carveout heap is accessible to Linux,
 // Hexagon DSPs, and the GPU.