diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index 8beceec..d1a0f75 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -724,6 +724,12 @@
         }
 
         public void setFormat(int format) {
+
+            // for backward compatibility reason, OPAQUE always
+            // means 565 for SurfaceView
+            if (format == PixelFormat.OPAQUE)
+                format = PixelFormat.RGB_565;
+
             mRequestedFormat = format;
             if (mWindow != null) {
                 updateWindow(false);