diff --git a/libgralloc/gpu.cpp b/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
index 0cba07a..78e875a 100644
--- a/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 
     /* force 1MB alignment selectively for secure buffers, MDP5 onwards */
 #ifdef MDSS_TARGET
-    if (usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED) {
+    if ((usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED) &&
+        (usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_PRIVATE_MM_HEAP)) {
         data.align = ALIGN((int) data.align, SZ_1M);
         size = ALIGN(size, data.align);
     }