diff --git a/services/audioflinger/afutils/DumpTryLock.h b/services/audioflinger/afutils/DumpTryLock.h
index c185a68..e4ad112 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/afutils/DumpTryLock.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/afutils/DumpTryLock.h
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <audio_utils/mutex.h>
 #include <utils/Mutex.h>
+#include <utils/Timers.h>
 
 namespace android::afutils {
 
@@ -28,4 +30,19 @@
     return err == NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-}  // android::afutils
\ No newline at end of file
+// Note: the std::timed_mutex try_lock_for and try_lock_until methods are inefficient.
+// It is better to use std::mutex and call this method.
+//
+inline bool dumpTryLock(audio_utils::mutex& mutex) TRY_ACQUIRE(true, mutex)
+{
+    static constexpr int64_t kDumpLockTimeoutNs = 1'000'000'000;
+
+    const int64_t timeoutNs = kDumpLockTimeoutNs + systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_REALTIME);
+    const struct timespec ts = {
+        .tv_sec = static_cast<time_t>(timeoutNs / 1000000000),
+        .tv_nsec = static_cast<long>(timeoutNs % 1000000000),
+    };
+    return pthread_mutex_timedlock(mutex.native_handle(), &ts) == 0;
+}
+
+}  // android::afutils