diff --git a/libs/gui/Android.mk b/libs/gui/Android.mk
index ed319f5e9..9767568be 100644
--- a/libs/gui/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/gui/Android.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libgui
 
+ifeq ($(TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM), tegra)
+	LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER
+endif
+
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 ifeq (,$(ONE_SHOT_MAKEFILE))
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp
index 6f842067c..374f3c524 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 
-
-#define ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER    false
+#ifdef ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER
+#define FLAG_ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER    true
+#warning "ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER enabled"
+#else
+#define FLAG_ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER    false
+#endif
 
 // Macros for including the SurfaceTexture name in log messages
 #define ST_LOGV(x, ...) LOGV("[%s] "x, mName.string(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ status_t SurfaceTexture::dequeueBuffer(int *outBuf, uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
             LOGW_IF((state == BufferSlot::FREE) && (mCurrentTexture==i),
                     "dequeueBuffer: buffer %d is both FREE and current!", i);
 
-            if (ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER) {
+            if (FLAG_ALLOW_DEQUEUE_CURRENT_BUFFER) {
                 if (state == BufferSlot::FREE || i == mCurrentTexture) {
                     foundSync = i;
                     if (i != mCurrentTexture) {