diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceTracing.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceTracing.cpp
index f8c466e..0e9b04e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceTracing.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceTracing.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
 
 void SurfaceTracing::traceLayers(const char* where, LayersProto layers) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> protoGuard(mTraceMutex);
-
+    if (!mEnabled) {
+        return;
+    }
     LayersTraceProto* entry = mTrace.add_entry();
     entry->set_elapsed_realtime_nanos(elapsedRealtimeNano());
     entry->set_where(where);