diff --git a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve3x3.java b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve3x3.java
index c9c54b2ea3814..d54b675c38b3b 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve3x3.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve3x3.java
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ public final class ScriptIntrinsicConvolve3x3 extends ScriptIntrinsic {
      */
     public static ScriptIntrinsicConvolve3x3 create(RenderScript rs, Element e) {
         float f[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0};
-        if (!e.isCompatible(Element.U8_4(rs))) {
+        if (!e.isCompatible(Element.U8(rs)) &&
+            !e.isCompatible(Element.U8_4(rs)) &&
+            !e.isCompatible(Element.F32(rs)) &&
+            !e.isCompatible(Element.F32_4(rs))) {
             throw new RSIllegalArgumentException("Unsuported element type.");
         }
         int id = rs.nScriptIntrinsicCreate(1, e.getID(rs));
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5.java b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5.java
index c6e1e39cb282b..da4d5a28c710c 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5.java
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ public final class ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5 extends ScriptIntrinsic {
      * @return ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5
      */
     public static ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5 create(RenderScript rs, Element e) {
+        if (!e.isCompatible(Element.U8(rs)) &&
+            !e.isCompatible(Element.U8_4(rs)) &&
+            !e.isCompatible(Element.F32(rs)) &&
+            !e.isCompatible(Element.F32_4(rs))) {
+            throw new RSIllegalArgumentException("Unsuported element type.");
+        }
+
         int id = rs.nScriptIntrinsicCreate(4, e.getID(rs));
         return new ScriptIntrinsicConvolve5x5(id, rs);