diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp
index a504de9..d71f703 100755
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwcomposer.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ static int drawLayerUsingCopybit(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_t *layer,
     android_native_buffer_t *renderBuffer = (android_native_buffer_t *)eglGetRenderBufferANDROID(dpy, surface);
     if (!renderBuffer) {
         LOGE("eglGetRenderBufferANDROID returned NULL buffer");
+        return -1;
     }
     private_handle_t *fbHandle = (private_handle_t *)renderBuffer->handle;
     if(!fbHandle) {