diff --git a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
index 28d7c48..88ef7e4 100644
--- a/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/surfaceflinger/LayerBuffer.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@
     sp<Source> source(getSource());
     if (source != 0)
         source->onTransaction(flags);
-    return LayerBase::doTransaction(flags);    
+    uint32_t res = LayerBase::doTransaction(flags);
+    // we always want filtering for these surfaces
+    if (!(mFlags & DisplayHardware::SLOW_CONFIG)) {
+        mUseLinearFiltering = true;
+    }
+    return res;
 }
 
 void LayerBuffer::unlockPageFlip(const Transform& planeTransform,