diff --git a/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp b/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
index 3e17061..5a4cdba 100644
--- a/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/alloc_controller.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@
         *(void **)&LINK_adreno_isUBWCSupportedByGpu =
                 ::dlsym(libadreno_utils, "isUBWCSupportedByGpu");
     }
+
+    // Check if the overriding property debug.gralloc.gfx_ubwc_disable
+    // that disables UBWC allocations for the graphics stack is set
+    gfx_ubwc_disable = 0;
+    char property[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    property_get("debug.gralloc.gfx_ubwc_disable", property, "0");
+    if(!(strncmp(property, "1", PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX)) ||
+       !(strncmp(property, "true", PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX))) {
+        gfx_ubwc_disable = 1;
+    }
 }
 
 AdrenoMemInfo::~AdrenoMemInfo()
@@ -282,7 +292,7 @@
 
 int AdrenoMemInfo::isUBWCSupportedByGPU(int format)
 {
-    if (libadreno_utils) {
+    if (!gfx_ubwc_disable && libadreno_utils) {
         if (LINK_adreno_isUBWCSupportedByGpu) {
             ADRENOPIXELFORMAT gpu_format = getGpuPixelFormat(format);
             return LINK_adreno_isUBWCSupportedByGpu(gpu_format);
diff --git a/libgralloc/gr.h b/libgralloc/gr.h
index 5ee0cf8..1a10532 100644
--- a/libgralloc/gr.h
+++ b/libgralloc/gr.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
     ADRENOPIXELFORMAT getGpuPixelFormat(int hal_format);
 
     private:
+        // Overriding flag to disable UBWC alloc for graphics stack
+        int  gfx_ubwc_disable;
         // Pointer to the padding library.
         void *libadreno_utils;