diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 92a1b7a..16836f4 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ int MDPComp::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_t *layer,
                                                    : ovutils::OV_MDP_FLAGS_NONE;
         ovutils::eIsFg isFG = mdp_info.isFG ? ovutils::IS_FG_SET
                                                            : ovutils::IS_FG_OFF;
+        ovutils::setMdpFlags(mdpFlags, ovutils::OV_MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION);
+
         ovutils::PipeArgs parg(mdpFlags,
                                info,
                                zOrder,
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h b/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
index a4b9d6e..0fd60cb 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ enum eMdpFlags {
     OV_MDP_SECURE_OVERLAY_SESSION = MDP_SECURE_OVERLAY_SESSION,
     OV_MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90 = MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90,
     OV_MDP_MEMORY_ID_TYPE_FB = MDP_MEMORY_ID_TYPE_FB,
+    OV_MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION = MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION,
 };
 
 enum eZorder {