diff --git a/libs/ui/Android.mk b/libs/ui/Android.mk
index 579c315..2885d78 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/ui/Android.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 	libpixelflinger \
 	libhardware
 
+ifneq ($(BOARD_FRAMEBUFFER_FORCE_FORMAT),)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DFRAMEBUFFER_FORCE_FORMAT=$(BOARD_FRAMEBUFFER_FORCE_FORMAT)
+endif
+
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libui
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)