diff --git a/exynos4/hal/libgralloc_ump/alloc_device.cpp b/exynos4/hal/libgralloc_ump/alloc_device.cpp
index 42a14e7..c2df282 100644
--- a/exynos4/hal/libgralloc_ump/alloc_device.cpp
+++ b/exynos4/hal/libgralloc_ump/alloc_device.cpp
@@ -416,8 +416,11 @@
     }
 
     int err;
+    private_module_t* m = reinterpret_cast<private_module_t*>(dev->common.module);
+    const uint32_t bufferMask = m->bufferMask;
+    const uint32_t numBuffers = m->numBuffers;
     pthread_mutex_lock(&l_surface);
-    if (usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_FB)
+    if (usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_FB && (bufferMask < ((1LU << numBuffers) - 1)))
         err = gralloc_alloc_framebuffer(dev, size, usage, pHandle, w, h, format, 32);
     else
         err = gralloc_alloc_buffer(dev, size, usage, pHandle, w, h, format, 0, (int)stride_raw, (int)stride);