diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_android.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_android.c
index e1e0c5ebd1f..dc07966c3da 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_android.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_android.c
@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@ vk_alloc_ahardware_buffer(const VkMemoryAllocateInfo *pAllocateInfo)
       VK_FROM_HANDLE(vk_buffer, buffer, dedicated_info->buffer);
       w = buffer->size;
       format = AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB;
-      usage = AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_OFTEN |
+      usage = AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_DATA_BUFFER |
+              AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_OFTEN |
               AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_WRITE_OFTEN;
    } else {
       w = pAllocateInfo->allocationSize;
       format = AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB;
-      usage = AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_OFTEN |
+      usage = AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_DATA_BUFFER |
+              AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_OFTEN |
               AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_WRITE_OFTEN;
    }