diff --git a/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp b/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp
index a2cac3f..6cb0a99 100644
--- a/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp
+++ b/drm/libdrmframework/DrmManagerClientImpl.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@
     Mutex::Autolock lock(sMutex);
     if (NULL == sDrmManagerService.get()) {
         sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
-        sp<IBinder> binder = sm->getService(String16("drm.drmManager"));
+        sp<IBinder> binder = sm->checkService(String16("drm.drmManager"));
         if (binder == NULL) {
-            // Do NOT retry; IServiceManager already waits for ~5 seconds
-            // in getService if a service doesn't yet exist.
             return sDrmManagerService;
         }
         if (NULL == sDeathNotifier.get()) {