diff --git a/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp b/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
index 1ff19d8..1a5fe25 100644
--- a/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ int alloc_buffer(private_handle_t **pHnd, int w, int h, int format, int usage)
      data.offset = 0;
      data.size = getBufferSizeAndDimensions(w, h, format, alignedw, alignedh);
      data.align = getpagesize();
-     data.uncached = true;
+     data.uncached = useUncached(usage);
      int allocFlags = usage;
 
      int err = sAlloc->allocate(data, allocFlags, 0);