diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
index df26a3d..f64e0d2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
     layer.frameNumber = mCurrentFrameNumber;
     layer.bufferId = mBufferInfo.mBuffer ? mBufferInfo.mBuffer->getId() : 0;
 
-    // TODO: we could be more subtle with isFixedSize()
-    const bool useFiltering = targetSettings.needsFiltering || mNeedsFiltering || isFixedSize();
+    const bool useFiltering =
+            targetSettings.needsFiltering || mNeedsFiltering || bufferNeedsFiltering();
 
     // Query the texture matrix given our current filtering mode.
     float textureMatrix[16];
@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool BufferLayer::bufferNeedsFiltering() const {
+    return isFixedSize();
+}
+
 } // namespace android
 
 #if defined(__gl_h_)