diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
index 045ee8a415634..5178f356b60d8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
@@ -1632,13 +1632,13 @@ public final class DisplayManagerService extends SystemService {
             mDisplayModeDirector.getAppRequestObserver().setAppRequest(
                     displayId, requestedModeId, requestedMinRefreshRate, requestedMaxRefreshRate);
 
-            if (display.getDisplayInfoLocked().minimalPostProcessingSupported) {
-                boolean mppRequest = mMinimalPostProcessingAllowed && preferMinimalPostProcessing;
+            // TODO(b/202378408) set minimal post-processing only if it's supported once we have a
+            // separate API for disabling on-device processing.
+            boolean mppRequest = mMinimalPostProcessingAllowed && preferMinimalPostProcessing;
 
-                if (display.getRequestedMinimalPostProcessingLocked() != mppRequest) {
-                    display.setRequestedMinimalPostProcessingLocked(mppRequest);
-                    shouldScheduleTraversal = true;
-                }
+            if (display.getRequestedMinimalPostProcessingLocked() != mppRequest) {
+                display.setRequestedMinimalPostProcessingLocked(mppRequest);
+                shouldScheduleTraversal = true;
             }
 
             if (shouldScheduleTraversal) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java
index dbe17b71789ab..b6d13e0c5bbf1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/LocalDisplayAdapter.java
@@ -993,12 +993,12 @@ final class LocalDisplayAdapter extends DisplayAdapter {
 
             mGameContentTypeRequested = on;
 
-            if (!mGameContentTypeSupported) {
-                Slog.d(TAG, "Unable to set game content type because the connected "
-                        + "display does not support game content type.");
-                return;
-            }
-
+            // Even if game content type is not supported on the connected display we
+            // propagate the requested state down to the HAL. This is because some devices
+            // with external displays, such as Android TV set-top boxes, use this signal
+            // to disable/enable on-device processing.
+            // TODO(b/202378408) set game content type only if it's supported once we have a
+            // separate API for disabling on-device processing.
             mSurfaceControlProxy.setGameContentType(getDisplayTokenLocked(), on);
         }