diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
index 06b9caa..ba77600 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/CompositionTest.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@
     sp<mock::NativeWindow> mNativeWindow = sp<mock::NativeWindow>::make();
     std::vector<sp<Layer>> mAuxiliaryLayers;
 
-    sp<GraphicBuffer> mBuffer = sp<GraphicBuffer>::make();
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> mBuffer =
+            sp<GraphicBuffer>::make(1u, 1u, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
+                                    GRALLOC_USAGE_SW_WRITE_OFTEN | GRALLOC_USAGE_SW_READ_OFTEN);
     ANativeWindowBuffer* mNativeWindowBuffer = mBuffer->getNativeBuffer();
 
     Hwc2::mock::Composer* mComposer = nullptr;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayTransactionTestHelpers.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayTransactionTestHelpers.h
index d58e644..223f4db 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayTransactionTestHelpers.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayTransactionTestHelpers.h
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@
 
     TestableSurfaceFlinger mFlinger;
     sp<mock::NativeWindow> mNativeWindow = sp<mock::NativeWindow>::make();
-    sp<GraphicBuffer> mBuffer = sp<GraphicBuffer>::make();
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> mBuffer =
+            sp<GraphicBuffer>::make(1u, 1u, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
+                                    GRALLOC_USAGE_SW_WRITE_OFTEN | GRALLOC_USAGE_SW_READ_OFTEN);
     Hwc2::mock::PowerAdvisor mPowerAdvisor;
 
     FakeDisplayInjector mFakeDisplayInjector{mFlinger, mPowerAdvisor, mNativeWindow};