diff --git a/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp b/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp
index 5b2a94e..901f0e3 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp
+++ b/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@
     return supported;
 }
 
+bool Gralloc::isSupportedNoFailure(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo) {
+    bool supported = false;
+    mMapper->isSupported(descriptorInfo, [&](const auto& tmpError, const auto& tmpSupported) {
+        supported = tmpSupported && tmpError == Error::NONE;
+    });
+    return supported;
+}
+
 Error Gralloc::get(const native_handle_t* bufferHandle, const IMapper::MetadataType& metadataType,
                    hidl_vec<uint8_t>* outVec) {
     Error err;
diff --git a/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/4.0/MapperVts.h b/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/4.0/MapperVts.h
index 22a935f..c5406c9 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/4.0/MapperVts.h
+++ b/graphics/mapper/4.0/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/4.0/MapperVts.h
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@
 
     bool isSupported(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo);
 
+    // A version of isSupported that simply treats failure as no support, so it
+    // does not fail the test.
+    bool isSupportedNoFailure(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo);
+
     Error get(const native_handle_t* bufferHandle, const IMapper::MetadataType& metadataType,
               hidl_vec<uint8_t>* outVec);
 
diff --git a/graphics/mapper/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalGraphicsMapperV4_0TargetTest.cpp b/graphics/mapper/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalGraphicsMapperV4_0TargetTest.cpp
index 5e012f6..463b565 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalGraphicsMapperV4_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/graphics/mapper/4.0/vts/functional/VtsHalGraphicsMapperV4_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@
             aidl::android::hardware::graphics::common::PixelFormat::R_8);
     bool supported = false;
 
-    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(supported = mGralloc->isSupported(info));
+    supported = mGralloc->isSupportedNoFailure(info);
 
     if (!supported) {
         GTEST_SUCCEED() << "R_8 is optional; unsupported so skipping allocation test";