diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
index d4230f5..0b11e74 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
@@ -895,13 +895,19 @@
 compositionengine::OutputLayer* Output::findLayerRequestingBackgroundComposition() const {
     compositionengine::OutputLayer* layerRequestingBgComposition = nullptr;
     for (auto* layer : getOutputLayersOrderedByZ()) {
-        auto* compState = layer->getLayerFE().getCompositionState();
+        const auto* compState = layer->getLayerFE().getCompositionState();
 
         // If any layer has a sideband stream, we will disable blurs. In that case, we don't
         // want to force client composition because of the blur.
         if (compState->sidebandStream != nullptr) {
             return nullptr;
         }
+
+        // If RenderEngine cannot render protected content, we cannot blur.
+        if (compState->hasProtectedContent &&
+            !getCompositionEngine().getRenderEngine().supportsProtectedContent()) {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
         if (compState->isOpaque) {
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 83d8d9f..6c93113 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -2110,6 +2110,13 @@
 }
 
 RoundedCornerState Layer::getRoundedCornerState() const {
+    // Today's DPUs cannot do rounded corners. If RenderEngine cannot render
+    // protected content, remove rounded corners from protected content so it
+    // can be rendered by the DPU.
+    if (isProtected() && !mFlinger->getRenderEngine().supportsProtectedContent()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     // Get parent settings
     RoundedCornerState parentSettings;
     const auto& parent = mDrawingParent.promote();