diff --git a/msm8953.mk b/msm8953.mk
index 0221e91..c039cc2 100644
--- a/msm8953.mk
+++ b/msm8953.mk
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     android.hardware.sensors@1.0-impl \
     android.hardware.sensors@1.0-service
+
+PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
+    ro.vendor.sensors.smd=false
+
 # Shims
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     libcutils_shim \