diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index c346a2ffa..69e5c6858 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,11 @@ void Layer::setGeometry(
 
     // this gives us only the "orientation" component of the transform
     const State& s(getDrawingState());
+#ifdef QTI_BSP
+    if (!isOpaque(s)) {
+#else
     if (!isOpaque(s) || s.alpha != 0xFF) {
+#endif
         layer.setBlending(mPremultipliedAlpha ?
                 HWC_BLENDING_PREMULT :
                 HWC_BLENDING_COVERAGE);