diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 35b7e7b..d292ea4 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ void MDPComp::timeout_handler(void *udata) {
     proc->invalidate(proc);
 }
 
+void MDPComp::reset_comp_type(hwc_layer_list_t* list) {
+    for(uint32_t i = 0 ; i < list->numHwLayers; i++ ) {
+        hwc_layer_t* l = &list->hwLayers[i];
+
+        if(l->compositionType == HWC_OVERLAY)
+            l->compositionType = HWC_FRAMEBUFFER;
+    }
+}
+
 void MDPComp::reset( hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_list_t* list ) {
     sCurrentFrame.count = 0;
     free(sCurrentFrame.pipe_layer);
@@ -333,8 +342,7 @@ int MDPComp::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_t *layer,
  * 5. Overlay in use
  */
 
-bool MDPComp::is_doable(hwc_composer_device_t *dev,
-                                                const hwc_layer_list_t* list) {
+bool MDPComp::is_doable(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_list_t* list) {
     hwc_context_t* ctx = (hwc_context_t*)(dev);
 
     if(!ctx) {
@@ -355,6 +363,7 @@ bool MDPComp::is_doable(hwc_composer_device_t *dev,
 
     //FB composition on idle timeout
     if(sIdleFallBack) {
+        reset_comp_type(list);
         ALOGD_IF(isDebug(), "%s: idle fallback",__FUNCTION__);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h
index 199204c..2c50cd1 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ private:
                         mdp_pipe_info& mdp_info);
 
     /* checks for conditions where mdpcomp is not possible */
-    static bool is_doable(hwc_composer_device_t *dev,
-                           const hwc_layer_list_t* list);
+    static bool is_doable(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_list_t* list);
 
     static bool setup(hwc_context_t* ctx, hwc_layer_list_t* list);
 
@@ -210,6 +209,8 @@ private:
 
     /* reset state */
     static void reset( hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_list_t* list );
+    /* reset compostiion type to default */
+    static void reset_comp_type(hwc_layer_list_t* list);
 
     /* Is feature enabled */
     static bool isEnabled() { return sMaxLayers ? true : false; };