diff --git a/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h b/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h
index 170f20d67..aa415d5ac 100644
--- a/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h
+++ b/include/binder/MemoryDealer.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class SimpleBestFitAllocator;
 class MemoryDealer : public RefBase
 {
 public:
-    MemoryDealer(size_t size, const char* name = 0);
+    MemoryDealer(size_t size, const char* name = 0,
+            uint32_t flags = 0 /* or bits such as MemoryHeapBase::READ_ONLY */ );
 
     virtual sp<IMemory> allocate(size_t size);
     virtual void        deallocate(size_t offset);
diff --git a/libs/binder/MemoryDealer.cpp b/libs/binder/MemoryDealer.cpp
index a14c10005..873962569 100644
--- a/libs/binder/MemoryDealer.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/MemoryDealer.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ Allocation::~Allocation()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-MemoryDealer::MemoryDealer(size_t size, const char* name)
-    : mHeap(new MemoryHeapBase(size, 0, name)),
+MemoryDealer::MemoryDealer(size_t size, const char* name, uint32_t flags)
+    : mHeap(new MemoryHeapBase(size, flags, name)),
     mAllocator(new SimpleBestFitAllocator(size))
 {    
 }