diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c
index 3cbcef6e85c3..e12b9d96718a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_pp.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,8 @@ static int mdss_mdp_scale_setup(struct mdss_mdp_pipe *pipe)
 	}
 
 	if ((src_h != pipe->dst.h) ||
-	    (pipe->pp_res.pp_sts.sharp_sts & PP_STS_ENABLE) ||
+	    (pipe->src_fmt->is_yuv &&
+			(pipe->pp_res.pp_sts.sharp_sts & PP_STS_ENABLE)) ||
 	    (chroma_sample == MDSS_MDP_CHROMA_420) ||
 	    (chroma_sample == MDSS_MDP_CHROMA_H1V2) ||
 	    (pipe->scale.enable_pxl_ext && (src_h != pipe->dst.h))) {
@@ -1077,7 +1078,8 @@ static int mdss_mdp_scale_setup(struct mdss_mdp_pipe *pipe)
 	}
 
 	if ((src_w != pipe->dst.w) ||
-	    (pipe->pp_res.pp_sts.sharp_sts & PP_STS_ENABLE) ||
+	    (pipe->src_fmt->is_yuv &&
+			(pipe->pp_res.pp_sts.sharp_sts & PP_STS_ENABLE)) ||
 	    (chroma_sample == MDSS_MDP_CHROMA_420) ||
 	    (chroma_sample == MDSS_MDP_CHROMA_H2V1) ||
 	    (pipe->scale.enable_pxl_ext && (src_w != pipe->dst.w))) {