diff --git a/libgralloc/gpu.cpp b/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
index 545903a..5911314 100644
--- a/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
             grallocFormat = HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_420_SP_VENUS_UBWC;
         else if(usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_VIDEO_ENCODER) {
             if(MDPCapabilityInfo::getInstance().isWBUBWCSupportedByMDP() &&
+               !IAllocController::getInstance()->isDisableUBWCForEncoder() &&
                usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_COMPOSER)
               grallocFormat = HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_420_SP_VENUS_UBWC;
             else