diff --git a/libs/gui/GLConsumer.cpp b/libs/gui/GLConsumer.cpp
index ac8bc6e..7a1ad46 100644
--- a/libs/gui/GLConsumer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/GLConsumer.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
     bool atEnd = (cropExtLen+1) < extsLen &&
             !strcmp(" " PROT_CONTENT_EXT_STR, exts + extsLen - (cropExtLen+1));
     bool inMiddle = strstr(exts, " " PROT_CONTENT_EXT_STR " ");
-    return equal || atStart || atEnd || inMiddle;
+    return ENABLE_GPU_PROTECTED_CONTENT &&
+            (equal || atStart || atEnd || inMiddle);
 }
 
 static bool hasEglProtectedContent() {