diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/filters/KawaseBlurDualFilter.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/filters/KawaseBlurDualFilter.cpp
index 750e08f..ef57c30 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/filters/KawaseBlurDualFilter.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/filters/KawaseBlurDualFilter.cpp
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@
     const int filterPasses = std::min(kMaxSurfaces - 1, static_cast<int>(ceil(filterDepth)));
 
     auto makeSurface = [&](float scale) -> sk_sp<SkSurface> {
-        const auto newW = static_cast<float>(blurRect.width() / scale);
-        const auto newH = static_cast<float>(blurRect.height() / scale);
-        return context->createRenderTarget(input->imageInfo().makeWH(newW, newH));
+        const auto newW = ceil(static_cast<float>(blurRect.width() / scale));
+        const auto newH = ceil(static_cast<float>(blurRect.height() / scale));
+        sk_sp<SkSurface> surface =
+                context->createRenderTarget(input->imageInfo().makeWH(newW, newH));
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!surface, "%s: Failed to create surface for blurring!", __func__);
+        return surface;
     };
 
     // Render into surfaces downscaled by 1x, 2x, and 4x from the initial downscale.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index dd1119a..3f64b85 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -879,6 +879,8 @@
         return renderengine::RenderEngine::BlurAlgorithm::GAUSSIAN;
     } else if (algorithm == "kawase2") {
         return renderengine::RenderEngine::BlurAlgorithm::KAWASE_DUAL_FILTER;
+    } else if (algorithm == "kawase") {
+        return renderengine::RenderEngine::BlurAlgorithm::KAWASE;
     } else {
         if (FlagManager::getInstance().window_blur_kawase2()) {
             return renderengine::RenderEngine::BlurAlgorithm::KAWASE_DUAL_FILTER;