diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index ce41eab..04c21a9 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -1281,6 +1281,9 @@
 
             std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, SpHash<IBinder>> excludeHandles;
             int numExcludeHandles = data.readInt32();
+            if (numExcludeHandles >= static_cast<int>(MAX_LAYERS)) {
+                return BAD_VALUE;
+            }
             excludeHandles.reserve(numExcludeHandles);
             for (int i = 0; i < numExcludeHandles; i++) {
                 excludeHandles.emplace(data.readStrongBinder());
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
index 0659f0d..09487ea 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 public:
     DECLARE_META_INTERFACE(SurfaceComposer)
 
+    static constexpr size_t MAX_LAYERS = 4096;
+
     // flags for setTransactionState()
     enum {
         eSynchronous = 0x01,
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 27bd53c..385a093 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
     property_get("ro.sf.blurs_are_expensive", value, "0");
     mBlursAreExpensive = atoi(value);
 
-    const size_t defaultListSize = MAX_LAYERS;
+    const size_t defaultListSize = ISurfaceComposer::MAX_LAYERS;
     auto listSize = property_get_int32("debug.sf.max_igbp_list_size", int32_t(defaultListSize));
     mMaxGraphicBufferProducerListSize = (listSize > 0) ? size_t(listSize) : defaultListSize;
 
@@ -3066,9 +3066,9 @@
             parent = parentLayer;
         }
 
-        if (mNumLayers >= MAX_LAYERS) {
+        if (mNumLayers >= ISurfaceComposer::MAX_LAYERS) {
             ALOGE("AddClientLayer failed, mNumLayers (%zu) >= MAX_LAYERS (%zu)", mNumLayers.load(),
-                  MAX_LAYERS);
+                  ISurfaceComposer::MAX_LAYERS);
             return NO_MEMORY;
         }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 83f0131..e7f9930 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@
     // every half hour.
     enum { LOG_FRAME_STATS_PERIOD =  30*60*60 };
 
-    static const size_t MAX_LAYERS = 4096;
     static const int MAX_TRACING_MEMORY = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100MB
 
 protected:
@@ -976,7 +975,7 @@
 
     // Can't be unordered_set because wp<> isn't hashable
     std::set<wp<IBinder>> mGraphicBufferProducerList;
-    size_t mMaxGraphicBufferProducerListSize = MAX_LAYERS;
+    size_t mMaxGraphicBufferProducerListSize = ISurfaceComposer::MAX_LAYERS;
 
     // protected by mStateLock (but we could use another lock)
     bool mLayersRemoved = false;