diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java
index 680a878..4badede 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
             @NonNull WindowlessWindowManager wwm) {
         mWm = wwm;
         mViewRoot = new ViewRootImpl(c, d, mWm);
+        mViewRoot.forceDisableBLAST();
         mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection = mViewRoot.getAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection();
     }
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@
         mWm = new WindowlessWindowManager(context.getResources().getConfiguration(),
                 mSurfaceControl, hostToken);
         mViewRoot = new ViewRootImpl(context, display, mWm);
+        mViewRoot.forceDisableBLAST();
         mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection = mViewRoot.getAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index 341cf39..fb7c04a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
                  * This gets called on a RenderThread worker thread, so members accessed here must
                  * be protected by a lock.
                  */
-                final boolean useBLAST = WindowManagerGlobal.useBLAST();
+                final boolean useBLAST = viewRoot.useBLAST();
                 viewRoot.registerRtFrameCallback(frame -> {
                     try {
                         final SurfaceControl.Transaction t = useBLAST ?
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
                                     mSurfaceHeight);
                         }
                     } else if ((layoutSizeChanged || positionChanged) &&
-                            WindowManagerGlobal.useBLAST()) {
+                            viewRoot.useBLAST()) {
                         viewRoot.setUseBLASTSyncTransaction();
                     }
                     mTmpTransaction.setCornerRadius(mSurfaceControl, mCornerRadius);
@@ -1132,9 +1132,8 @@
 
     private void applySurfaceTransforms(SurfaceControl surface, SurfaceControl.Transaction t,
             Rect position, long frameNumber) {
-        if (frameNumber > 0 && !WindowManagerGlobal.useBLAST()) {
-            final ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
-
+        final ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
+        if (frameNumber > 0 && viewRoot != null && !viewRoot.useBLAST()) {
             t.deferTransactionUntil(surface, viewRoot.getRenderSurfaceControl(),
                     frameNumber);
         }
@@ -1150,8 +1149,8 @@
     }
 
     private void setParentSpaceRectangle(Rect position, long frameNumber) {
-        final boolean useBLAST = WindowManagerGlobal.useBLAST();
         final ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
+        final boolean useBLAST = viewRoot.useBLAST();
         final SurfaceControl.Transaction t = useBLAST ? viewRoot.getBLASTSyncTransaction() :
             mRtTransaction;
 
@@ -1211,7 +1210,8 @@
 
         @Override
         public void positionLost(long frameNumber) {
-            boolean useBLAST = WindowManagerGlobal.useBLAST();
+            final ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
+            boolean useBLAST = viewRoot != null && viewRoot.useBLAST();
             if (DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(TAG, String.format("%d windowPositionLost, frameNr = %d",
                         System.identityHashCode(this), frameNumber));
@@ -1222,8 +1222,6 @@
                 return;
             }
 
-            final ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
-
             final SurfaceControl.Transaction t = useBLAST ?
                 (viewRoot != null ? viewRoot.getBLASTSyncTransaction() : mRtTransaction) :
                 mRtTransaction;
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index 148b327..4a093e6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
      */
     private boolean mForceNextConfigUpdate;
 
-    private final boolean mUseBLASTAdapter;
+    private boolean mUseBLASTAdapter;
 
     /**
      * Signals that compatibility booleans have been initialized according to
@@ -9639,4 +9639,16 @@
     public void onDescendantUnbufferedRequested() {
         mUnbufferedInputSource = mView.mUnbufferedInputSource;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Force disabling use of the BLAST adapter regardless of the system
+     * flag. Needs to be called before addView.
+     */
+    void forceDisableBLAST() {
+        mUseBLASTAdapter = false;
+    }
+
+    boolean useBLAST() {
+        return mUseBLASTAdapter;
+    }
 }