diff --git a/include/gui/BufferQueue.h b/include/gui/BufferQueue.h
index f230e559e..b0180a690 100644
--- a/include/gui/BufferQueue.h
+++ b/include/gui/BufferQueue.h
@@ -106,14 +106,19 @@ public:
         wp<ConsumerListener> mConsumerListener;
     };
 
-    static void createBufferQueue(sp<BnGraphicBufferProducer>* outProducer,
-            sp<BnGraphicBufferConsumer>* outConsumer,
-            const sp<IGraphicBufferAlloc>& allocator = NULL);
-
     // BufferQueue manages a pool of gralloc memory slots to be used by
     // producers and consumers. allocator is used to allocate all the
     // needed gralloc buffers.
     BufferQueue(const sp<IGraphicBufferAlloc>& allocator = NULL);
+
+    static void createBufferQueue(sp<BnGraphicBufferProducer>* outProducer,
+            sp<BnGraphicBufferConsumer>* outConsumer,
+            const sp<IGraphicBufferAlloc>& allocator = NULL);
+
+    static void createBufferQueue(sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>* outProducer,
+            sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer>* outConsumer,
+            const sp<IGraphicBufferAlloc>& allocator = NULL);
+
     virtual ~BufferQueue();
 
     /*
diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferQueue.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferQueue.cpp
index 26e215b1d..5000444d7 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BufferQueue.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BufferQueue.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ void BufferQueue::createBufferQueue(sp<BnGraphicBufferProducer>* outProducer,
     *outConsumer = new BufferQueueConsumer(core);
 }
 
+void BufferQueue::createBufferQueue(sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>* outProducer,
+        sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer>* outConsumer,
+        const sp<IGraphicBufferAlloc>& allocator) {
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(outProducer == NULL,
+            "BufferQueue: outProducer must not be NULL");
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(outConsumer == NULL,
+            "BufferQueue: outConsumer must not be NULL");
+
+    sp<BufferQueueCore> core(new BufferQueueCore(allocator));
+    *outProducer = new BufferQueueProducer(core);
+    *outConsumer = new BufferQueueConsumer(core);
+}
+
 BufferQueue::BufferQueue(const sp<IGraphicBufferAlloc>& allocator) :
     mProducer(),
     mConsumer()