diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 108047e..47bd91e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
     // Record the name of the layer for debugging further down the stack.
     layerSettings.name = getName();
 
-    if (hasEffect()) {
+    if (hasEffect() && !hasBufferOrSidebandStream()) {
         prepareEffectsClientComposition(layerSettings, targetSettings);
         return layerSettings;
     }