diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 2d25319..c3214f0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -3685,7 +3685,7 @@
         if (layer->setCornerRadius(s.cornerRadius))
             flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
     }
-    if (what & layer_state_t::eBackgroundBlurRadiusChanged && !mDisableBlurs) {
+    if (what & layer_state_t::eBackgroundBlurRadiusChanged && !mDisableBlurs && mSupportsBlur) {
         if (layer->setBackgroundBlurRadius(s.backgroundBlurRadius)) flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
     }
     if (what & layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged) {