diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp
index 8e9df9c..6ebb49f 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerDim.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
+#include "BufferAllocator.h"
 #include "LayerDim.h"
 #include "SurfaceFlinger.h"
 #include "DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h"
@@ -68,7 +69,11 @@
 
     if (LIKELY(flags & DisplayHardware::DIRECT_TEXTURE)) {
         // TODO: api to pass the usage flags
-        sp<Buffer> buffer = new Buffer(w, h, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565);
+        sp<Buffer> buffer = new Buffer(w, h, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565,
+                 BufferAllocator::USAGE_SW_WRITE_OFTEN |
+                 BufferAllocator::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE |
+                 BufferAllocator::USAGE_HW_2D);
+        
         android_native_buffer_t* clientBuf = buffer->getNativeBuffer();
 
         glGenTextures(1, &sTexId);