diff --git a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp
index a1a9d5ef93..8ce61871b1 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool EglHwcomposerBackend::initBufferConfigs()
         EGL_RED_SIZE,             8,
         EGL_GREEN_SIZE,           8,
         EGL_BLUE_SIZE,            8,
-        EGL_ALPHA_SIZE,           0,
+        EGL_ALPHA_SIZE,           8,
         EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE,      EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
         EGL_NONE,
     };
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/hwcomposer_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/hwcomposer_backend.cpp
index 1a59c78eb8..9305d39613 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/hwcomposer_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/hwcomposer_backend.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void initLayer(hwc_layer_1_t *layer, const hwc_rect_t &rect)
 }
 
 HwcomposerWindow::HwcomposerWindow(HwcomposerBackend *backend)
-    : HWComposerNativeWindow(backend->size().width(), backend->size().height(), HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_888)
+    : HWComposerNativeWindow(backend->size().width(), backend->size().height(), HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888)
     , m_backend(backend)
 {
     setBufferCount(3);