diff --git a/modules/gralloc/framebuffer.cpp b/modules/gralloc/framebuffer.cpp
index c171711..b2ec3e4 100644
--- a/modules/gralloc/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/modules/gralloc/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-int mapFrameBufferLocked(struct private_module_t* module)
+int mapFrameBufferLocked(struct private_module_t* module, int format)
 {
     // already initialized...
     if (module->framebuffer) {
@@ -161,6 +161,20 @@
      */
     info.yres_virtual = info.yres * NUM_BUFFERS;
 
+    switch (format) {
+    case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888:
+        info.bits_per_pixel = 32;
+        info.red.offset = 0;
+        info.red.length = 8;
+        info.green.offset = 8;
+        info.green.length = 8;
+        info.blue.offset = 16;
+        info.blue.length = 8;
+        break;
+    default:
+        ALOGW("unknown format: %d", format);
+        break;
+    }
 
     uint32_t flags = PAGE_FLIP;
 #if USE_PAN_DISPLAY
@@ -280,7 +294,8 @@
 static int mapFrameBuffer(struct private_module_t* module)
 {
     pthread_mutex_lock(&module->lock);
-    int err = mapFrameBufferLocked(module);
+    // Request RGBA8888 because the platform assumes support for RGBA8888.
+    int err = mapFrameBufferLocked(module, HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&module->lock);
     return err;
 }
diff --git a/modules/gralloc/gr.h b/modules/gralloc/gr.h
index ac7e967..14fe6a0 100644
--- a/modules/gralloc/gr.h
+++ b/modules/gralloc/gr.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     return (x + (PAGE_SIZE-1)) & ~(PAGE_SIZE-1);
 }
 
-int mapFrameBufferLocked(struct private_module_t* module);
+int mapFrameBufferLocked(struct private_module_t* module, int format);
 int terminateBuffer(gralloc_module_t const* module, private_handle_t* hnd);
 int mapBuffer(gralloc_module_t const* module, private_handle_t* hnd);
 
diff --git a/modules/gralloc/gralloc.cpp b/modules/gralloc/gralloc.cpp
index 07bbfba..87bda97 100644
--- a/modules/gralloc/gralloc.cpp
+++ b/modules/gralloc/gralloc.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static int gralloc_alloc_framebuffer_locked(alloc_device_t* dev,
-        size_t size, int usage, buffer_handle_t* pHandle)
+        size_t size, int format, int usage, buffer_handle_t* pHandle)
 {
     private_module_t* m = reinterpret_cast<private_module_t*>(
             dev->common.module);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     if (m->framebuffer == NULL) {
         // initialize the framebuffer, the framebuffer is mapped once
         // and forever.
-        int err = mapFrameBufferLocked(m);
+        int err = mapFrameBufferLocked(m, format);
         if (err < 0) {
             return err;
         }
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@
 }
 
 static int gralloc_alloc_framebuffer(alloc_device_t* dev,
-        size_t size, int usage, buffer_handle_t* pHandle)
+        size_t size, int format, int usage, buffer_handle_t* pHandle)
 {
     private_module_t* m = reinterpret_cast<private_module_t*>(
             dev->common.module);
     pthread_mutex_lock(&m->lock);
-    int err = gralloc_alloc_framebuffer_locked(dev, size, usage, pHandle);
+    int err = gralloc_alloc_framebuffer_locked(dev, size, format, usage, pHandle);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&m->lock);
     return err;
 }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
     int err;
     if (usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_FB) {
-        err = gralloc_alloc_framebuffer(dev, size, usage, pHandle);
+        err = gralloc_alloc_framebuffer(dev, size, format, usage, pHandle);
     } else {
         err = gralloc_alloc_buffer(dev, size, usage, pHandle);
     }