diff --git a/properties.mk b/properties.mk
index 22428a03..0ddf481d 100644
--- a/properties.mk
+++ b/properties.mk
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     media.stagefright.enable-player=true \
     media.stagefright.enable-qcp=true \
     media.stagefright.enable-scan=true \
+		media.stagefright.thumbnail.prefer_hw_codecs=true \
     mm.enable.qcom_parser=13631471 \
     mm.enable.smoothstreaming=true \
     mmp.enable.3g2=true \