diff --git a/libs/ui/EGLUtils.cpp b/libs/ui/EGLUtils.cpp
index f24a71d..020646b 100644
--- a/libs/ui/EGLUtils.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/EGLUtils.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 
+#include <system/graphics.h>
+
 #include <private/ui/android_natives_priv.h>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -67,31 +69,49 @@
         return BAD_VALUE;
     
     // Get all the "potential match" configs...
-    if (eglGetConfigs(dpy, NULL, 0, &numConfigs) == EGL_FALSE)
+    if (eglChooseConfig(dpy, attrs, 0, 0, &numConfigs) == EGL_FALSE)
         return BAD_VALUE;
 
-    EGLConfig* const configs = (EGLConfig*)malloc(sizeof(EGLConfig)*numConfigs);
-    if (eglChooseConfig(dpy, attrs, configs, numConfigs, &n) == EGL_FALSE) {
-        free(configs);
-        return BAD_VALUE;
-    }
-    
-    int i;
-    EGLConfig config = NULL;
-    for (i=0 ; i<n ; i++) {
-        EGLint nativeVisualId = 0;
-        eglGetConfigAttrib(dpy, configs[i], EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &nativeVisualId);
-        if (nativeVisualId>0 && format == nativeVisualId) {
+    if (numConfigs) {
+        EGLConfig* const configs = new EGLConfig[numConfigs];
+        if (eglChooseConfig(dpy, attrs, configs, numConfigs, &n) == EGL_FALSE) {
+            delete [] configs;
+            return BAD_VALUE;
+        }
+
+        bool hasAlpha = false;
+        switch (format) {
+            case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888:
+            case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888:
+            case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_5551:
+            case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_4444:
+                hasAlpha = true;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        // The first config is guaranteed to over-satisfy the constraints
+        EGLConfig config = configs[0];
+
+        // go through the list and skip configs that over-satisfy our needs
+        int i;
+        for (i=0 ; i<n ; i++) {
+            if (!hasAlpha) {
+                EGLint alphaSize;
+                eglGetConfigAttrib(dpy, configs[i], EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, &alphaSize);
+                if (alphaSize > 0) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
             config = configs[i];
             break;
         }
-    }
 
-    free(configs);
-    
-    if (i<n) {
-        *outConfig = config;
-        return NO_ERROR;
+        delete [] configs;
+
+        if (i<n) {
+            *outConfig = config;
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
     }
 
     return NAME_NOT_FOUND;