diff --git a/libs/renderengine/Android.bp b/libs/renderengine/Android.bp
index 9494ee5..fd45840 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/Android.bp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     static_libs: [
         "libshaders",
         "libtonemap",
+        "libsurfaceflinger_common",
     ],
     local_include_dirs: ["include"],
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/benchmark/Android.bp b/libs/renderengine/benchmark/Android.bp
index 55c34cd..87e21c2 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/benchmark/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/benchmark/Android.bp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     static_libs: [
         "librenderengine",
         "libshaders",
+        "libsurfaceflinger_common",
         "libtonemap",
     ],
     cflags: [
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
         "libsync",
         "libui",
         "libutils",
+        "server_configurable_flags",
     ],
 
     data: ["resources/*"],
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
index 330cc66..47a95a7 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <SkSurface.h>
 #include <SkTileMode.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <common/FlagManager.h>
 #include <gui/FenceMonitor.h>
 #include <gui/TraceUtils.h>
 #include <include/gpu/ganesh/SkSurfaceGanesh.h>
@@ -419,6 +420,9 @@
     mGraphicBufferExternalRefs[buffer->getId()]++;
 
     if (const auto& iter = cache.find(buffer->getId()); iter == cache.end()) {
+        if (FlagManager::getInstance().renderable_buffer_usage()) {
+            isRenderable = buffer->getUsage() & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_RENDER;
+        }
         std::shared_ptr<AutoBackendTexture::LocalRef> imageTextureRef =
                 std::make_shared<AutoBackendTexture::LocalRef>(grContext,
                                                                buffer->toAHardwareBuffer(),
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp b/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp
index 50e166d..473e1d4 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         "librenderengine_mocks",
         "libshaders",
         "libtonemap",
+        "libsurfaceflinger_common",
     ],
     header_libs: [
         "libtonemap_headers",
@@ -61,5 +62,6 @@
         "libsync",
         "libui",
         "libutils",
+        "server_configurable_flags",
     ],
 }