diff --git a/libqcomui/Android.mk b/libqcomui/Android.mk
index c60f18b..656591d 100644
--- a/libqcomui/Android.mk
+++ b/libqcomui/Android.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
         qcom_ui.cpp
 
-ifeq ($(call is-board-platform,msm7x27a),true)
-        LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DCHECK_FOR_EXTERNAL_FORMAT
-endif
+#ifeq ($(TARGET_BOARD_PLATFORM),qsd8k) # these are originally for 7x27a
+#    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DCHECK_FOR_EXTERNAL_FORMAT
+#    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBYPASS_EGLIMAGE
+#endif
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
         libutils \
diff --git a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
index 725c13f..9e0a593 100644
--- a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
+++ b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ int getNumberOfArgsForOperation(int operation) {
  * @return true if the format is supported by the GPU.
  */
 bool isGPUSupportedFormat(int format) {
+
+    // For 7x27A bypass creating EGL image for 420 SP
+    // This is done to save CPU utilization by SurfaceFlinger thread
+#ifdef BYPASS_EGLIMAGE
+    if (format == HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP){
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
     if (format == HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YV12) {
         // We check the YV12 formats, since some Qcom specific formats
         // could have the bits set.